This is a
shaped poem, except the
shape is fixed, a
diamond.
Line 1: Noun/subject
Line 2: 2 adjectives
Line 3: 3 'ing words
Line 4: 4 words w/r/t the subject
Line 5: 3 'ing words
Line 6: 2 adjectives
Line 7: Synonym for subject
There is a varient involving an antonym in the seventh line, and the second pair of words of line 4 related to that antonym, along with lines 5 & 6.
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