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CINQUAIN
The
traditional cinquain is based on a syllable count.
line
1 - 2 syllables
line 2 - 4 syllables
line 3 - 6 syllables
line 4 - 8 syllables
line 5 - 2 syllables
The modern cinquain is based on a word count of words of a
certain type.
line 1 - one word
(noun) a title or name of the subject
line 2 - two words (adjectives) describing the title
line 3 - three words (verbs) describing an action related to the
title
line 4 - four words describing a feeling about the title, a complete
sentence
line 5 - one word referring back to the title of the poem
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