Diamante Poem

Hello readers! I will share to you about we did in  hurumanu class  First we discussed about Diamante Poem. A Diamante poem is a poem that is written in the shape of a diamond. It can be written based on topic of interest, or an object or person and diamante poem is made up of seven lines. Each line has a set structure  which create  the shape o diamond which this poem is well know for. We are learning this kind of poem because this could help us to think creatively .

I planned my Diamante poem on the sheet and i choose the Beginning topic Taniwha and I follow the structure in making diamante poem.

      Line 1- starting subject.
      Line 2-Two words describing line 1.
      Line 3- Three doings word (verb) about line 1.
      Line 4-a short phrase about the line 1 and a short phrase about the line 7.
      Line 5-three doing word (verb) about the line 7.
      Line 6-two describing word (adjective) about line 7.
      Line 7-Ending subject.
       
   I created my Diamante poem.


                                                                            Taniwha
                                                                        Huge , Aquatic
                                                               Caring ,Loving, Protecting
                                      Keeping sparkling water clean,Moving fresh water all the day.
                                                               Waving ,Flowing ,Rushing
                                                                         Clean,Smooth
                                                                              River