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
5 comments:
Yes it was sad Gregg,
Yvonne.
That was excellent. You are quite the poetry scholar--I never realized that about you before this Challenge.
Arlee 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.
Having 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.
A 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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