cinquain

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French cinquain.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɪŋ.keɪn/, /sæŋ.keɪn/

Noun
Examples (poem with 2-, 4-, 6-, 8-, and 2-syllable lines)

Cinquain
poetic form
which, disyllabically
grows longer and longer and then
ends short

cinquain (plural cinquains)

  1. A five-line poetic form which consists of 2, 4, 6, 8 then 2 syllables.
  2. (education) A five-line poetic form set as a writing exercise for children, consisting of one noun, two adjectives, three actions, four feeling words, and the initial noun again.

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