Name: ______________________________________________________________________
Pd. ___
Cinquain Graphic Organizer
A cinquian is a five-line poem that describes a person, place or thing. This
one should be written about anything that relates to winter and in the following
syllable count: 2-4-6-4-2.
dessert
2
a one-word title, a noun
cold and creamy
4
two adjectives
eating, giggling, licking
6
three –ing participles
cone with three scoops
4
a phrase
ice cream
2
a synonym for your title, another noun
Use this organizer to write your own cinquain.
1 _________________________________________________________________
a one word title; a noun that tells what your poem is about
(2 syllables)
2 _______________________________, _________________________________
two adjectives that describe what you’re writing about
(4 syllables)
3 _____________________, ____________________, ______________________
three –ing participles that describe what your poem is about (6 syllables)
4 __________________________________________________________________
a phrase that tells more about what you’re writing about
(4 syllables)
5 __________________________________________________________________
a synonym for your title; another noun that tells what your poem is about
( 2 syllables)