Cinquain
Follows a diamond pattern about one idea. There are different types of Cinquains that
follow different patterns. Take a look at pattern #2.
Pattern
Cinquain Pattern #1
Line1: One word
Line2: Two words
Line 3: Three words
Line 4: Four words
Line 5: One word
Cinquain Pattern #2
Line1: A noun
Line2: Two adjectives
Line 3: Three -ing words
Line 4: A phrase
Line 5: Another word
for the noun
Cinquain Pattern #3
Line1: Two syllables
Line2: Four syllables
Line 3: Six syllables
Line 4: Eight syllables
Line 5: Two syllables
Example
Example
Dinosaurs
Lived once,
Long ago, but
Only dust and dreams
Remain
Knights
Armour ,shields
Fighting, charging, slaughtering
Worried, delighted, brave, fearsome
Crusaders
(by Cindy Barden)
(by Megan)
Spaghetti
Messy, spicy
Slurping, sliding, falling
Between my plate and mouth
Delicious
Mules
Stubborn, unmoving
Braying, kicking, resisting
Not wanting to listen
People
(by Cindy Barden)
(by Cindy Barden)
Baseball
Bat cracks against
The pitch, sending it out
Over the back fence, I did it!
Homerun
Listen...
With faint dry sound,
Like steps of passing ghosts,
The leaves, frost-crisp'd, break from the trees
And fall.
(by Cindy Barden)
(by Adalaide Crapsey)
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Noun
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Adjective
Adjective
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3 -ing verbs
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Phrase
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Noun
Diamante
Follows a diamond pattern about 2 opposite ideas. Starts with idea A. Ends in line 7 with
idea B, the exact opposite of A. In this example, we go from A=Winter to B=Summer
Pattern
Seasons
Line 1: 1 Noun-A
Line 2: 2 Adjectives-A
Line 3: 3 Gerunds-A (verb + -ing)
Line 4: 2 Nouns-A + 2 Nouns-B
Line 5: 3 Gerunds-B (verb + -ing)
Line 6: 2 Adjectives-B
Line 7: 1 Noun-B
More Examples:
Emotions
by Mooil
Love
Wonderful, beautiful
Caring, liking, thinking
Innocence, smile, tear, guilt
Fighting, violating, disgusting
Terrible, worst
Hatred
Winter
Rainy, cold
Skiing, skating, sledding
Mountains, wind, breeze, ocean
Swimming, surfing, scuba diving
Sunny, hot
Summer
The Earth
by Ivan
Studies
by Soo Young
Mountain
High, rocky
Flying, looking, killing
Eagle, power, fear, rabbit
Living, moving, making noise
Deep, beautiful
Valley
Studies
Unhappy, difficult
Boring, succeeding, sleeping
Library, pencil, card, outside
Interesting, exciting, failing
Happy, easy
Play
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Noun
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Adjective
Adjective
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-ing verbs
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2 Nouns
2 Nouns
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-ing verbs
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Adjective
Adjective
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Noun