Diamante Poems

These are examples of Diamante Poem examples for my students.

Giant

Tall, big

Stomping, growling, raging

Dangerous, evil, sneaky, worker

Laughing, playing, jumping

Short, small

                         Dwarf                            

                                                        

Turtle

slow, small

walking, crawling, swimming

steady, green, quick, powerful

winning, galloping, racing

fast, big

Horses

Summer

Summer, Olympics

Running, swimming, throwing

Gymnastics, track, luge, snowboard

Skiing, skating, speeding

Cold, snowy

Winter

Tree

tall, broad

palm, oak, azalea, gardenia

flowering, growing, widening

small, short

Bush

Cat

Cute, cuddly

Running, napping, playing

Small, gentle, big, tough

Barking, laying, jumping

Loyal, friendly

                                                  Dog                                                                                                    

 

Butterfly

Large, colorful

Flying, floating, drinking

Fragile, lite, hardy, busy

Pollinating, building, buzzing

Small, fuzzy

Bee

 

Television

Loud, colorful

Sitting, watching, listening

Movies, reality, fiction, nonfiction

Reading, writing

Soft, wordy

Books

Creature Alliteration Poems

The Creature Alliteration poems are some of my favorite. They are fun and trying to find alliterative words to work with each poem is a challenge I gladly accept.

Bearian
This is a bearian.
A bearian lies in big, brown, baskets.
A bearian eats broccoli, berries, and brownies.
A bearian likes balloons, beach balls and books.
A bearian browsed the books in the bookstore.
My bearian brought black blocks of bees to the bank.

Catarian
This is a catarian.
A catarian lives in cool, concrete catacombs.
A catarian eats cabbage, cottage cheese and crabs.
A catarian likes cartoons, cars, and cavemen.
A catarian climbed a crunchy, candy cane.
My catarian crept into my cabin and caused chaos.

Lizardian
This is a lizardian.
A lizardian lives in luscious, lavender, lilac trees.
A lizardian eats lemons, limes and lollipops.
A lizardian likes laughing loudly on ladders.
A lizardian lazily lounges on leaves.
My lizardian licked my left leg.

Flowerian
This is a flowerian.
A flowerian lives in flaming flatulent flatlands.
A flowerian eats flaky, flavorless, flatbread.
A flowerian likes flying and flip flops.
A flowerian floated to the flapping flag.
My flwerian flaunted her fleshy flatworms.

Dragonian
This is a dragonia.
A dragonian lives in drafty, drab dressers.
A dragonian eats droopy, drippy, drumsticks.
A dragonian likes dreamy, dry dreadlocks.
A dragonian dropped his drapes and drills down the drain.
My dragonian dragged his drink across the driveway.