Cinquain Poems
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Cinquain poems come in three formats:
| Cinquain Pattern #1
Line1: One word Line2: Two words Line 3: Three words Line 4: Four words Line 5: One word
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Cinquain Pattern #1
example Dinosaurs Lived once, Long ago, but Only dust and dreams Remain (by Cindy Barden) |
Cinquain Pattern #1
example Knights Armour ,shields Fighting, charging, slaughtering Worried, delighted, brave, fearsome Crusaders (by Megan) |
| Cinquain Pattern #2
Line1: A noun Line2: Two adjectives Line 3: Three -ing words Line 4: A phrase Line 5: Another word for the noun
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Cinquain Pattern #2
example Spaghetti Messy, spicy Slurping, sliding, falling Between my plate and mouth Delicious (by Cindy Barden) |
Cinquain Pattern #2
example Mules Stubborn, unmoving Braying, kicking, resisting Not wanting to listen People (by Cindy Barden) |
| Cinquain Pattern #3
Line1: Two syllables Line2: Four syllables Line 3: Six syllables Line 4: Eight syllables Line 5: Two syllables |
Cinquain Pattern #3
example Baseball Bat cracks against The pitch, sending it out Over the back fence, I did it! Homerun (by Cindy Barden) |
Cinquain Pattern #3
example Listen... With faint dry sound, Like steps of passing ghosts, The leaves, frost-crisp'd, break from the trees And fall. (by Adalaide Crapsey) |
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