Day 20 - 2015 Cinquain Poem (Pattern Two) for #NationalPoetryMonth “30 poems in 30 days”

Day 20 - 2015 How to Write a Cinquain Poem (Pattern Two) for #NationalPoetryMonth “30 poems in 30 days”

Cinquain Poem ~ there’s more than one style of cinquain poem – so we’ll call this “Pattern Two.”

Cinq is French for FIVE ~ this poem has five lines that follow a specific pattern. And for THIS pattern (2) we will be counting WORDS and not syllables. Read on:

This short five-lined poem doesn’t have an actual title; rather, the FIRST line (one word) becomes the title.

It does not need to rhyme and in this version you count the number of words per line and each line has specific requirements:

1^st line ~ one word – the subject (or title) or your poem

2^nd line ~ two words that describe the title/subject

3^rd line ~ three words that express action

4^th line ~ four words that express a thought or feeling

5^th line ~ one word synonym for title (restates your subject using a different word)

Here's my efforts on this style poem: 

 

Heaven

Eternal Reward

Must get there

Loved ones are waiting

Home

© 2011 Stephanie Abney

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Service

Helping others

Let’s work together

Bearing one another’s burdens

Love

© 2011 Stephanie Abney

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