Cinquain poetry, derived from the Japanese haiku and tanka traditions, was modified by Adelaide Crapsey (an American woman) about 100 years ago to fit polysyllabic Engligh-language verse. It consists of 22 syllables distributed as 2, 4, 6, 8, 2, in five lines.
For those who find the 3 lines allowed in the
neverending haiku thread a little restrictive, or who just want some variety, here be the Cinquain chain.
David McCord wrote:This is
the form of the
Cinquain. The fiive lines have
2, 4, 6, 8, 2 syllables
As here.
To recap from the haiku thread, the first line of the next person's cinquain must be the same as the last line of the previous person's.
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aliens exploding
make as many points as you can
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