1. Friday, January 17, 2014 1. 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

2. Diamante A Diamante is a seven-lined contrast poem set up in a diamond shape. Line 1: Noun or subject Line 2: Two Adjectives describing the first noun/subject Line 3: Three -ing words describing the first noun/subject Line 4: Four words: two about the first noun/subject, two about the antonym Line 5: Three -ing words about the antonym Line 6: Two adjectives describing the antonym Line 7: Antonym for the subject

3. Rain humid, damp refreshing, dripping, splattering wet, slippery - cold, slushy sliding, melting, freezing frigid, icy Snow

4. CONCRETE POETRY George HerbertGeorge 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.Easter Poetry that visually conveys the poet's meaning through the graphic arrangement of letters, words, or symbols on the page

5. Concrete poems

6. Title = diamante & concrete poem 1. Write a diamante poem Line 1: Noun or subject Line 2: Two Adjectives describing the first noun/subject Line 3: Three -ing words describing the first noun/subject Line 4: Four words: two about the first noun/subject, two about the antonym Line 5: Three -ing words about the antonym Line 6: Two adjectives describing the antonym Line 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