Getting To Know Me Cinquain Poems ... This activity was adapted from Laura Candler's Friendship Cinquains activity

Cinquains are good beginning poems because they are easy to do and reinforce a grammar lesson.

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; CINQUAINS by; Thomas D. Greer ... Shaving: lather, scrape, rinse, drowsy repetition. Two sons stand crowding at the door, staring. ... Return for more cinquains .

Each student will write a poem according to a five line formula, ... Students may choose a topic from a list of suggestions, ... Students will then write a cinquain according to the following formula:

Fill in the blanks ... one-syllable singular noun ... one-syllable adjective

Six more cinquains & two poem ... You can read more of her poems at this site: Global Cinquains and Haiku For African-American Artists.

A cinquain is a 5-line poem with this structure: ... Return to Mrs. Merrick's Home Page ... Return to previous page;

Cinquains (1911-1913) ... Their publication in the year following her death was met with critical acclaim, particularly for the brevity, poise, and metrical sophistication of those she called Cinquains.

CINQUAINS were developed in the early 1900s by an American poet to resemble Haiku. Cinquains follow a formula. It's kind of confusing, so follow me here: