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Cinquain. Cinquain Recipe. A cinquain (pronounced sin•kain ) is a five-line poem or stanza There are three possible formats for a cinquain :. Pattern #1. example Dinosaurs Lived once, Long ago, but Only dust and dreams Remain. line 1: one word line 2: two words
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Cinquain Recipe A cinquain (pronounced sin•kain) is a five-line poem or stanza There are three possible formats for a cinquain:
Pattern #1 example Dinosaurs Lived once, Long ago, but Only dust and dreams Remain line 1: one word line 2: two words line 3: three words line 4: four words line 5: one word
Pattern #2 example Spaghetti Messy, spicy Slurping, sliding, falling Between my plate and mouth Delicious line 1: a noun line 2: two adjectives line 3: three –ing words line 4: a phrase line 5: a synonym for the noun
Pattern #3 example the rain falling gently whispering to the ground the secrets of another time witnessed line 1: two syllables line 2: four syllables line 3: six syllables line 4: eight syllables line 5: two syllables
Team Writing • Groups of FIVE • Write one line • Pass your paper • Write the next line • Repeat!
Cinquain Writing Time Use the next 10 minutes to free-write Cinquains for your Poetry Book Topic Ideas: