The Delighful Diamante

Diamante, from the French for diamond, is a poem shaped like a lozenge or diamond.  The form was introduced by Iris Tiedt in 1969 in A New Poetry Form:  The Diamante.  The diamante can be the focus of two opposite subjects, like war and peace, or two synonyms, like bike and car.  It is seven lines in length and follows the following pattern:

Line 1:  subject (noun)
Line 2:  two words describing line 1 (adjectives)
Line 3:  three words describing line 1 (verbs)
Line 4:  a short phrase about line 1; a short phrase about line 7 (nouns)
Line 5:  three words re line 7 (verbs)
Line 6:  two words describing line 7 (adjectives)
Line 7:  end subject (noun)

Here is an example from the website https://www.youngwriters.co.uk/types-diamante-poem:

Bike

Shiny, quiet,

Pedalling, spinning, weaving

Whizzing round corners, zooming along roads

Racing, roaring, speeding

Fast, loud

Car

http://www.nats-umi.com/2012/05/28/spreading-amsterdams-bike-culture/

The following example, War and Peace, contains antonyms rather than synonyms at http://www.poetrysoup.com/poems/best/diamante:

war

violent, deadly

confusing, damaging, suffering

armament, strategy, dialogue, harmony

forgiving, respecting, understanding

mental, spiritual

peace

http://youthvoices.net/discussion/does-war-create-peace

This example, Orphaned, is near and dear to my heart:

Orphaned

Abandoned, Afraid

Losing, Longing, Lacking

Always Alone, Forever Home

Lasting, Loving, Lavishing

Chosen, Secure

Adopted

http://mikemorrell.org/2012/10/born-twice-my-adoption-story/