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Cinquain:

Cinquain, is a 5 line poem, with 2, 4, 6, 8 and 2 syllables in each line respectively. It was developed by Adelaide Crapsey.

The lines are arranged as follows:

Line 1 - a one word title
Line 2 - a 2 word phrase that describes your title or you can just use two words
Line 3 - a 3 word phrase that describes an action relating to your title or just actions words
Line 4 - a 4 word phrase that describes a feeling relating to your topic or just feeling words
Line 5 - one word that refers back to your title

Below are examples:

Virtual Office

Freedom
no barriers
flying, soaring, sailing
passion-painted ideas glide
spirit

Written by: Tracy Lynn Repchuk

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