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Today you learned about diamante poems. Let's look back on what you may have learned: You learned that diamante poems have seven lines of poetry There is a pattern to the number of words per line: 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 1. This pattern helps form an overall diamond shape for the poem (hence, “diamante”) Diamante poems either focus on synonyms (think: ocean – sea) or antonyms (think: day - night). Each line has different type of word. Lines 1 and 7 list nouns (the poem’s subjects), lines 2 and 6 list related adjectives, lines 3 and 5 list -ing verbs (present verbs), and line 4 either has a four-word, transitional phrase related to the subjects or lists four nouns, two related to first subject and two related to last subject. I know that's a lot to take in but you can also watch the lesson video, if you need a refresher. Today you will be filling in a worksheet that will help you write your very own diamante poem. Click the . Use the to fill in the blanks to complete your poem. When you are done typing, use the to read your poem aloud. Then, click the to turn in your work.