Diamante Poem - Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools



Cause & Effect: Diamante Poem

One of the best ways of understanding cause and effect relationships is to put events into your own words. Diamante poems are shaped like a diamond and follow a specific pattern of words.

Read the sample below to get an idea of how this type of poem might look.

Broken Windows, Broken Dreams

Kristallnacht

destructive, discriminatory

menacing, frightening, disturbing

violation of people, property, and peace

depressing, crushing, frustrating

hopeless, despair

broken dreams

Reflect on the passage you have read; then construct a diamante poem based on the following formula:

Title

Line 1: Poem Topic (the cause)

Line 2: Two adjectives about the cause/topic

Line 3: Three –ing words about the cause/topic

Line 4: Four nouns or a short phrase linking the cause/topic with its effect

Line 5: Three –ing words about the effect

Line 6: Two adjectives about the effect

Line 7: The effect

Title: __________________________________________________________

Line 1: __________________________________________________________

Line 2: __________________________________________________________

Line 3: __________________________________________________________

Line 4: __________________________________________________________

Line 5: __________________________________________________________

Line 6: __________________________________________________________

Line 7: __________________________________________________________

When you are satisfied with your poem, transfer it to the construction/colored paper provided. Share your poem with the class.

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