Cinquain Poetry Style
A cinquain is a five-line
poem that was invented by Adelaide Crapsey. She was an American poet who took
her inspiration from Japanese haiku and tanka. A collection of poems, titled Verse,
was published in 1915 and included 28 cinquains.
Cinquain
Form #1 - Didactic Cinquain
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This is a very popular form of the cinquain because of its
simplicity. Instead of incorporating stress and syllables, it uses words.
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The first line is one word which is the title of the poem.
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The second line contains two words which are adjectives that
describe the title.
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The third line has three words that tell the reader more about
the subject of the poem or shows action. Many times these words are
gerunds that end with “ing.”
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The fourth line has four words that show emotions about the
subject of the poem and may be individual words or a phrase.
- The fifth line
is one word that is a synonym of the title or is very similar to it.
Obituary
Obituary
Candid,
forthright
Interesting,
defining, remembering
So sad to
recall
Story
Yes it was sad Gregg,
ReplyDeleteYvonne.
That was excellent. You are quite the poetry scholar--I never realized that about you before this Challenge.
ReplyDeleteArlee Bird
A to Z Challenge Co-host
Tossing It Out
Lee - thanks! I wish I could actually have them published, but I don't know how to go about it. I have had one poem recorded as a recitation on a Christian CD.
ReplyDeleteHaving a poem recorded is a pretty good start. I think most poets, like most authors these days, have to go the self publishing route. Maybe there is a small Christian publisher who might take this on. You should check--I'm sure Google would bring up a number of them.
ReplyDeleteA few years ago A to Z participant Pam Williams got her Challenge posts published into book form by CrossLink Publishers. That might be a place to start.
Arlee Bird
A to Z Challenge Co-host
Tossing It Out
This is very interesting. I like to write haiku and am definitely going to give this a try. Thanks for sharing.
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