Diamond poem

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A diamond poem, or diamante is a style of poetry that is made up of six or seven lines. It usually forms a shape of a diamond. The form was developed by Iris M Tiedt in A New Poetry Form: The Diamante (1969).^[1][2]

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The first line is a singular word, the second line is made up of two adjectives, or synonyms of the first word. The third line is made up of four words, two are adjectives of the first word, and the other two are adjectives of the exact opposite. The fourth line is also three adjectives of the opposite of the first word. The fifth line is made up of two words that are adjectives of the opposite of the first word, then finally the last line is made up of one word which is the opposite of the first word.

eg.

Love
Caring Affection
Sharing Adoration Anger Violence
Revulsion Dislike Disgust
Loathing Antipathy
Hate

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