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Diamante poetry is a seven-line contrast poem
that is set up like a diamond. The first line begins
with a noun and the second line contains two
adjectives to describe the noun. The third line
contains three words ending in –ing that are
related to the noun. The fourth line contains two
words that describe the noun and two words that
describe the antonym or synonym at the end of
the poem. The fifth line contains three –ing words
to describe the antonym or synonym. The sixth
line contains two adjectives to describe the
antonym or synonym. The seventh line contains a
synonym or an antonym for the noun.
Example of Diamante #1:
Kitten
cute, soft
purring, clawing, pouncing
playful, fur, fun, feline
pawing, licking, loving
bright-eyed, beautiful
Cat
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My example of Diamante #1:
Death
dark, mysterious
depressing, horrifying, disheartening,
scary, sad, joyful, happy
exciting, thrilling, amazing
marvelous, new
Life
My example of Diamante #2:
Hate
Horrible, despicable
Terrifying, suffering, killing
Wicked, unneeded, necessary, wonderful
Defying, inspiring, cherishing
patient, kind
Love
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Haiku is an unrhymed Japanese poem
consisting of three lines of five, seven, and five
syllables. Haiku has 17 syllables in all. It is
usually written in present tense and focuses
mainly on nature.
Example of Haiku #1:
Pink cherry blossoms
Cast shimmering reflections
On seas of Japan
Example of Haiku #2:
salt-waves caress sand
tickling my toes and
heart
in their short-spun wake
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My example of Haiku #1:
bright sparkling snow
shining brightly across the
cool Wisconsin land
My example of Haiku #2:
magnificent storm
causes terror and fright in
the darkness of night
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Acrostic Poetry is where the first letter of each
line spells a word, usually using the same words
as in the title.
Example of Acrostic #1:
Heartbreaking
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He broke my heart
Every piece, shattered
All I wanted was his love
Real, as he promised
True, as mine for him
But he walked away
Right in the middle of paradise
Every beat of my heart
Aches for his love
Keeping the flame aglow
I will wait by the light
Never losing the hope
God will send him back to me
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My example of Acrostic #1: Stand Out
See the good in everything
Take a stand and do what people say you can’t
Act the way you wish
Not the same, be different
Different, unlike anyone else
Open your heart to change
Unidentified, no one needs to know your purpose;
you are who you are
Try to be noticed and make people wonder.
My example of Acrostic #2: Nightmare
Never ending terror of the night
Interaction with your biggest fears
Great amounts of horror and fright
Horror and scares all throughout the night
Trying to escape but no way out
Many or few, but just one will do, to scare the living
daylights out of you
Anxious to leave these terrifying night terrors
Really spooky stuff happening in your head
Exciting and thrilling but real scary too.
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A six line poem consisting of 2, 2, 2, 2, 9, and 9
syllables. The first four lines are descriptive words
and rhyme. The last two lines have to rhyme and
incorporate the first four lines as the fifth through
eight syllables.
Example of Tyburn #1:
Example of Tyburn #2:
Death
-Mindless Love-
Blackest
Loveless
Darkest
Hopeless
Coldest
Darkness
Oldest
Mindless
Burning in the Blackest, Darkest
night
Dead heart feeling
Loveless, Hopeless mind,
There in lives the Coldest, Oldest
fright
True loves to the Darkness,
Mindless find.
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My example of Tyburn # 1:
Junk
Worthless
Lifeless
Hopeless
Thoughtless
Worthless nothing with a
lifeless soul,
Hopeless heart, thoughtless
mind, empty hole.
My example of Tyburn #2:
Bullying
Pointless
Useless
Needless
Careless
Pointless reasons and useless
plots cause
Others’ needless pain and
careless thoughts.
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Cinquain is a short poem that usually doesn’t
rhyme. It consists of 22 syllables and is divided
into 2, 4, 6, 8, and 2 syllables in five lines.
Example of Cinquain #1:
Example of Cinquain #2:
Long Shadows
Resurrection
Maples
Early
in the morning
summer heat wave
sunlight cast long shadows
Spring dies a searing death
upon the snow like a roadmap
only to rise from the ashes
of limbs.
next year.
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My example of Cinquain #1:
Roses
blood red
blooming in Spring
roses express the love
that two things share and hope for the
future.
My example of Cinquain #2:
Trust
needed
by all to get
through the hard lives we have
and to bring love and peace to all
we love.
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Essence is a short poem made up of two lines with six
syllables in each. Each line includes an end rhyme and
internal rhyme.
Example of Essence #1:
Example of Essence #2:
Winds howl; snow
overwhelms
Trees moan; stiff
branches arch -
the owl, and cowls the
elms.
Pine koan: the Ides of
March
My example of Essence #1:
My example of Essence #2:
Snow’s falling to the ground;
Never give up on love,
Kids bawling, no love’s
Just live and trust above.
found.
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