Diamante Diamonds June 1, 2010
Posted by nrhatch in Poetry, Word Play.trackback
Diamante poems are 7 lines in length, written in a diamond pattern.
An antonym diamante contrasts two subjects, such as Snow & Rain or Day & Night. A synonym diamante discusses two related things, such as Monsters & Creatures or Writing & Blogging:
Writing
Solitary, Creative
Rewarding, Challenging, Frustrating
Grammar, Syntax, Punctuation, Publication
Sharing, Caring, Distracting
Addictive, Supportive
Blogging
Diamante poems encourage students (especially those on summer break!) to play with words while focusing on specific parts of speech.
For more fun with words, including Diamante Diamonds, here’s a link to ReadWriteThink
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Spirit Lights The Way 
What fun! Thanks for the link.
Another one to look for: Cinquains (for Cindy)
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/composing-cinquain-poems-with-43.html
I just love the fun forms, the challenging ones, not as much unless per chance I happen to be able to create something!
I need to check out some of your efforts to tackle the more challenging forms.