How to write a cinquain poem.

A cinquain poem (pronounced “sin- cane”) was created by an American Poet in 1911 called Adelaide Crapsey. To write a cinquain, you must follow these steps. A Didactic cinquain poem starts off by choosing your topic word. The next line has two adjectives that describe the topic sentence. After the second line you find 3 words that are verbs that show action (most of the words end in “ing”) The second – to last line has 4 words that show emotion about the subject of the poem. It may be individual words or a sentence/phrase. The 5th and final line is a synonym of the first line or a very similar word that describes the first word. If you want to make your cinquain more complex, you can add synonyms to your poem. The first line 2 synonyms, the second 4, the third 6, the fourth 8 and the final line 2 synonyms . Here are a picture of my cinquains