Thursday, February 2, 2012

Upstairs Downstairs: a Diamante Poem

The cast of Season Two

          Working with Diamante Poetry today, which is amazing since I agree with Jane Austen's sentiment on poetry that one poor sonnet will kill love stone dead.  Diamante poetry is a seven line poem on opposites and should, in theory, resemble a diamond visually.

Upstairs
Upper Class
Dictating, Gossiping, Perfecting
All Under One Roof
Scrubbing, Cooking, Cleaning,
Working Class
Downstairs