Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Diamante Poetry

In week 3 we will be writing a Diamante poem.  A diamante is a seven line poem that takes the shape of a diamond.  A diamante poem is about opposites ; the first and last words have opposite meanings. For example
Lion
Majestic, proud
Roaring,snarling, prowling
Mane,muscle ... Fleece, fluff
Bleating, leaping, grazing
Meek, gentle
Lamb

Light
Clear, bright
Glowing, shinning, revealing
Mirror, candle ... Whisper, shadow
Deepening, sleeping,shrouding
Black, quiet Darkness

The seven lines follow this sequence:
Line 1 Topic A (must be a noun)
Line 2 2 adjectives to describe topic A
Line 3 3 ing words action verbs to describe topic A
Line 4 2 nouns on Topic A, 2 nouns on topic B
Line 5 3 ing words action verbs to describe topic B
Line 6 2 adjectives to describe topic
Line 7 Topic B

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Cinquain Poetry

We are learning to write Cinquain's.  These are a 5 line poem and follow the format of line 1 -one noun, line 2 - 2 adjectives, line 3  - 3 verbs, line 4 - 4 descriptive words, line 5 -1 noun