How can a student write a diamante poem about Frindle?

A diamonte poem is a diamond shaped poem.  It has a specific format.  It either compares two similar things or contrasts two different (yet related) things.  You will find the format below:

              First thing

         Adjectives of thing

  Verbs showing thing's actions

Nouns that will describe the thing

    Verbs for the other thing

       Adjectives of thing

     ...

A diamonte poem is a diamond shaped poem.  It has a specific format.  It either compares two similar things or contrasts two different (yet related) things.  You will find the format below:

              First thing

         Adjectives of thing

  Verbs showing thing's actions

Nouns that will describe the thing

    Verbs for the other thing

       Adjectives of thing

            Second thing

If you want to write about Frindle, consider the story.  Nick is a boy who likes to distract his teachers in class.  He tries to do this by to asking his fifth grade teacher where words come from.  She does not fall for his trick, and instead assigns him an oral report on the topic.  She tells him that people decide where words come from.  He has an idea one day to start calling pens "frindles."  It becomes a phenomenon.  Soon the word frindle is famous.  Here is an example of a diamonte poem for Frindle:

                 Frindle

            Small, slender

    Writing, doodling, drawing

Ink, fountain, ball point, gel, dip

    Note-taking, name writing

           Shiny, smooth

                   Pen

You can write your diamonte about two characters if you want, too.  You could write about Nick and Mrs. Granger, his teacher.  You can also write it about two settings or two objects.