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Lets do something different!

Hmmm...well I have been a little bored the last couple of days. So I have been just browsing around here. and I have noticed there is a type of structured poem that I don't see a lot of...probably because it's a little elementry...but hey it's unique and fun! gets your mind jogging. AND IT'S EASY!! so be creative!
When I first entered this sight...not even a month ago. I took a class on here on how to write a diamante.
What's that you ask...Im gonna tell you!

Intructions:
You need to choose two words. A synonym or Antonym
For example - day and night (would be an Antonym - they are opposites) and - girl and women (would be a synonym - they are similar)

(ok...so i spent a lot of time spacing these so they look like diamonds...but they didn't come out like that on the contest page..sorry)

1. synonym diamante:

girl----------------------------1ST SYNONYM WORD
naive, pretty----------2 ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE GIRL
dancing, singing, playing----3 VERBS DESCRIBING GIRL
princess, child, queen, mother--1ST 2 WORDS DESCRIBING
GIRL, LAST 2 WORDS
DESCRIBING WOMEN
working, cooking, caring-------3 VERBS DESCRIBING WOMEN
wise, beautiful----------------2 ADJ. DESCRIBING WOMEN
women--------------------------SYNONYM FOR GIRL

*verbs end in -ing!
*usually poem does not rhyme
*No sentences

EXAMPLES:

Synonym diamante:

girl
naive, pretty
dancing, singing, playing
princess, child, queen, mother
working, cooking, caring
wise, beautiful
women



-Author: Cathryn Sheeran

2. Antonym diamante

day
bright, sunny
laughing, playing, doing
up in the east, down in the west
talking, resting, sleeping
quiet, dark
night

-credit** http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/diamante/
unknown author

Rules:
1. No WaCkY cApS!
2. Must be a diamante!!!! or it will be DQ'd
3. I am allowing prewrites as long as they fit the guidlines
4. watch where to put commas
5. usually dont rhyme; but if there is a slight rhyme, I don't care
6. You can write about anything
7. PLEASE CENTER THEM SO THEY LOOK LIKE DIAMONDS!






Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on May 10
  • Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 1 people
  • Final notes:
    As always...This was another hard one to judge. Thanx for the entries

Contest Winners

  1. ardent wind
    Diamante
    by Amera 19 lines, 16 comments, on Apr 14 2:33 PM. In Thoughts, Diamante
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  2. "Jubilant " and "Comedy vs Tragedy"
    by NeonRose 23 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 14 11:54 AM. In Contest, Diamante
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  3. Alligator-Diamante
    Alligator
    Ferocious, Territorial
    Hunting, Menacing, Dominating
    by Jeremy0826 48 lines, 1 comment, on Jan 19 11:26 PM 2007. In Nature
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  4. Pb&J
    Peanutbutter
    warm,creamy
    by eltortedequeso 7 lines, 2 comments, on May 7 5:27 PM
    Honorable winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

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  • Alilly silver member
    May 4
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    Nice to see a contest going for this wonderful form Have fun with it

  • blondone silver member
    May 4
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    Bookmarking... this one caught my eye love a challange and different forms
  • Vera Rich gold member
    May 5
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    Yes, but "girl" and "woman" are NOT true synonyms; if they were, then the same adjectives and verbs would be equally applicable to both.

  • eltortedequeso
    May 10
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    oooh, thanks for the green! really excited to have tried out this cool form!!! sweet