Diamond poetry is a new form of poetry that creates a diamond shape and improves language proficiency. It studies contrast and uses specific word choices. It can be fun to compose, but some criticize its ease and limited subject matter.
Diamond poetry, also called diamond, is a relatively new form of poetry. Many credit Iris Tiedt with developing her in the late 1960s. Due to the short nature of the poems, the fact that they create a pleasing diamond shape, and the fact that they improve language proficiency through specific word choices, many children will learn to write these poems as early as high grade school. Even without great poetic gifts, it can be fun to compose a diamond.
In addition to studying form, these poems study contrast. The first word of the poem, which is a noun, should be almost opposite the last word, and both of these lines are lines of one word. Line two uses two adjectives to modify the noun in line one and line three is three verbs that end in ing and modify the noun in line one.
Row four of a diamond is an interesting mix of four names. The first two should refer to the first word of the poem and the second two refer to the last word, switching the poem to the opposite concept. This is then followed in line five by three more participles (ing verbs), in line six by two more adjectives and in line seven by the final noun.
With a pencil, pen, or sheet of paper, it’s easy enough to make the diamond look like a diamond. However, the choice of word length can cause slight irregularities in appearance. When a diamond is typed, it may not even be recognized as such, unless a person centers the poem. The characteristic diamond or parallelogram shape should then appear.
Writing a diamond can draw on the use of vocabulary and knowledge of grammar. These are often topics that are introduced by third through sixth graders. Of course the larger the vocabulary, the more likely these poems are to be successful, not only as a linguistic exercise but also a poetic one. The ease with which these poems could be produced was sometimes criticized by poets as making the poems less valuable. Also, the subject must be limited to contrast material.
However, it can be fun to compose one of these, even if they are not high art. The example below serves as inspiration to try one out and as proof that they can be dialed quickly.
Ignorance
Mean, Confused
Grab, slip, impoverish
Blindness, Poverty, Sight, Wealth
See, think, know
Careful, clear
Wisdom
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