Friday, January 17, 20141. WHICH SHAPE IS MOST LIKELY FOR A

DIAMANTE POEM?

2. The following is an example of:A)Personification B) Hyperbole C) Simile D)

Alliteration

Rabbits running over roses

DiamanteA Diamante is a seven-lined contrast poem set up in

a diamond shape.

Line 1: Noun or subjectLine 2: Two Adjectives describing the first

noun/subjectLine 3: Three -ing words describing the first

noun/subjectLine 4: Four words: two about the first noun/subject, two about the antonym

Line 5: Three -ing words about the antonymLine 6: Two adjectives describing the antonym

Line 7: Antonym for the subject

Rain humid, damp

refreshing, dripping, splattering wet, slippery - cold, slushy sliding, melting, freezing

frigid, icy Snow

CONCRETE POETRY

                                                    

George Herbert's "Easter Wings", printed in 1633 on two facing pages (one stanza per page), sideways, so that the lines would call to mind birds flying up with outstretched wings.

Poetry that visually conveys the poet's meaning through the graphic arrangement of letters, words, or symbols on the page

Concrete poems

Title = diamante & concrete poem1. Write a diamante poemLine 1: Noun or subjectLine 2: Two Adjectives describing the first noun/subjectLine 3: Three -ing words describing the first noun/subjectLine 4: Four words: two about the first noun/subject, two about the antonymLine 5: Three -ing words about the antonymLine 6: Two adjectives describing the antonymLine 7: Antonym for the subject

2. Write a concrete poem- lightly draw the outline of the image- write the poem as the outline or as the shape-erase the line

Rain humid, damp

refreshing, dripping, splattering

wet, slippery - cold, slushy sliding, melting, freezing

frigid, icy Snow