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Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Cinquain

The traditional cinquain is based on a syllable count.
line 1 - 2 syllables
line 2 - 4 syllables
line 3 - 6 syllables
line 4 - 8 syllables
line 5 - 2 syllables

The modern cinquain is based on a word count of words of a certain type.
line 1 - one word (noun) a title or name of the subject
line 2 - two words (adjectives) describing the title
line 3 - three words (verbs) describing an action related to the title
line 4 - four words describing a feeling about the title, a complete sentence
line 5 - one word referring back to the title of the poem



Shining Secret
Moonbeams
Lighting the sea
On a still cloudless night
Illuminate the seaponies
At play

(http://members.optushome.com.au/kazoom/poetry/cinquain.html)



J'aime...
Je t'aime
Et alcool aussi
Et mon petite chou-chou
J'aime beaucoup pelucheux lapins
J'aime tout!

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