Definition of Haiku Poetry Type
Haiku Poetry Type is a Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed lines of five, seven,
and five syllables. Haiku poetry originated in the sixteenth century and reflects on some
aspect of nature and creates images.
Cinquain (a type of Haiku Poem) Poetry Type 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
Example of Cinquain Poetry Type
Tree
Strong, Tall
Swaying, swinging, sighing
Memories of warm summers
Oak
Example from our call:
China Town
Colorful, noisy
Rocks, entertaining, dragon dancing
Hustle bustle, exciting, smelly, tasty
Chinese
Definition of Cinquain Poetry Type and Term
Line 5, the final line, is two syllables. It can be a synonym for the topic or a word that
sums up the cinquain.
Here is an example of a cinquain that follows the syllable pattern:
Pumpkin (2 syllables)
Orange and grinning (4 syllables)
Sitting on the porch steps (6 syllables)
I wish you could stay forever (8 syllables)
Jack-O (2 syllables)
Another way to write a cinquain is by word count. Line 1 has one word (topic), line 2 two
words (adjectives), line 3 three words (action verbs), line 4 four words (express feeling),
and line 5 has one word that sums up the topic.
Here is an example of a cinquain that follows a word count:
Soda (1 word)
Sweet, cold (2 words)
Fizzing in can (3 words)
I can’t get enough (4 words)
Pop (1 word)
Playing The Sentence Zone Scrabble style:
(capital letter)
(capital letter) John
(capital letter) The red
(capital letter)
The
The
dragon
wide
jumps by
the
river .(punctuation)
on
was
the
overflowing
green
. (punctuation)
alligator
. (punctuation)
ran
to the
large tree. (punctuation)