2. The word Cinq is French which means 5.
Cinquain Poetry was created in the
1900s by a poet named Adelaide
Crapsey.
Cinquains are similar to haiku in that the
rules for writing them are based on
syllables.
3. There are 2 different ways to write a cinquain poem
The first way is with syllables:
Line 1 - 2 syllables
Line 2 - 4 syllables
Line 3 - 6 syllables
Line 4 - 8 syllables
Line 5 - 2 syllables
The other way is with the number of words:
Line 1 - 1 word
Line 2 - 2 words
Line 3 - 3 words
Line 4 - 4 words
Line 5 - 1 word
The way I thought it was before I found this was:
One word - subject or noun
Two words - adjective
Three words - action
Four words - feelings
One word – description
4. Sleep
Happy, sad
Snore, quiet, night
You wake with a start
dream
Trees
Swaying in breeze
Green, Orange, Red
Bright colors sway together
leaves
5. Dessert
cold, creamy Dinosaurs
Eating, giggling, licking Lived once,
Cone with three scoops Long ago, but
Ice cream Only dust and
dreamsRemain
Penguin
black, white
Waddling, swimming, leaping
A tuxedo in the cold water
emperor
