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diamante

8.2

A seven-line poem written in a diamond shape that often contrasts two ideas

noun
/ˌdaɪəˈmɑːnteɪ/

Literature

: poema diamante

The students wrote a diamante poem to compare winter and summer.

Examples

Other forms of poetry with no rhyme or syllabication include free verse and diamantes.

Academic text (1993)
To develop an appropriate rubric, the social studies educator would begin with an evaluative statement, such as "demonstrated the ability to analyze the political, economic, and religious aspects of Middle Eastern turmoil" or "created diamante poems to show the significance of at least two significant holidays or festivals for people in contrasting cultures."

Academic text (1997)
Her favorite assignment was creating a diamante that contrasted two different emotions.
In English class, we learned how to structure a diamante around two opposing themes.

Surface Forms

diamante singular

diamantes plural

Etymology

Diamante for a poem comes from the word diamond, because the poem's seven lines are arranged in a 'diamond' shape. So the name helps you remember the poem's form and its contrast of two ideas.