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Poetry Diamonte 

•	A diamonte poem is a seven-line poem that compares two things that are different from each other. The format is as following:

Line 1:  noun
Line 2:  two adjectives that describe the noun in line 1 
Line 3:  three adverbs (words that end in –ly) that relate to line 1
Line 4:  four nouns (two related to line 1, and two related to the noun in line 7
Line 5:  three adverbs (words that end in –ly) that relate to line 7
Line 6:  two adjectives that describe the noun in line 7 
Line 7:  a noun (opposite or different from the noun in line 1) 

•	Choose two contrasting items from your artwork or two contrasting photographs from the Getty Museum’s collection. Write a poem about those two items using this format.

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Poetry Gem Diamonte

•	A diamonte poem is a seven-line poem that contrasts and describes two things that are different from each other.  The format is as following:

Line 1:  noun
Line 2:  two adjectives (one adjective that describe the noun in line 1 and one gem*)
Line 3:  three words (one word that ends in suffix –ful, one word that ends in –ing, and one gem that relates to line 1)
Line 4:  four nouns  (two related to line 1, one related to the noun in line 7, and one gem*)
Line 5:  three words (one word that ends in suffix –ful, one word that ends in –ing, and one gem* that relates to line 7)
Line 6:  two adjectives (one adjective that describe the noun in line 7 and one gem*)
Line 7:  noun (opposite or different from the noun in line 1) 

*gem = a favorite word of yours

•	Choose two contrasting items from your artwork or two contrasting photographs from the Getty Museum’s collection. Write a poem about those two items using this format.

Title

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