But now we have a new prompt to deal with! Because I am a rather obvious person at heart, I challenge you to write a cinquain on this, the fifth day of NaPoWriMo. A cinquain is a poem that employs stanzas with five lines. Each line has a certain number of accented or stressed syllables, and a certain number of overall syllables per line. In the “American” cinquain, a form invented by a woman with the highly unfortunate name of Adelaide Crapsey, the number of stresses per line is 1-2-3-4-1, and the number of syllables is 2-4-6-8-2. So the first line would have two syllables, one stressed and one unstressed. The second line would have four syllables, two of which are stressed, and so on. This kind of accent/syllabic verse can be a bit frustrating at first, but it’s useful for learning to sharpen up your language!
The Definition I follow...
Cinquain Poetry has five lines.
Line 1 is one word (the title)
Line 2 is two words that describe the title.
Line 3 is three words that tell the action
Line 4 is four words that express the feeling
Line 5 is one word that recalls the title
Line 2 is two words that describe the title.
Line 3 is three words that tell the action
Line 4 is four words that express the feeling
Line 5 is one word that recalls the title
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1)
Writing
Myriad Words
Thrown On Pages
Trying To Make Sense
Author
2)
Heartbreak
Emotional Loss
Pulled From Within
Where Did We Fail
Farewell
3)
Breathing
Lungs Expand
Precious Air Intake
Chest Feels So Tight
Exhale
4-5-13
Okay, I'm all caught up - Have no internet until Monday - and will have to play catch up again - You all have a wonderful weekend.
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