A cinquain is a five line poem,
and below are examples of two different ways
you can build the cinquain pattern:
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Line 1: |
one word (may be the title) |
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Line 2: |
two words (describing the title) |
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Line 3: |
three words (an action) |
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Line 4: |
four words (a feeling) |
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Line 5: |
one word (referring to the title) |
Example of Pattern #1
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Line 1: |
subject word (noun) |
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Line 2: |
two descriptive words (adjectives) |
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Line 3: |
three action words (verbs) |
| Line 4: |
a complete sentence |
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Line 5: |
one word that is a synonym for the word in line 1 or one word that sums it up. |
