Cinquain Poem
Lesson 14
Lesson 14
Today, we will be reading, studying , analyzing, and writing about Cinquain poems.
is where the poem is usually unrhymed and follows the format below.
Line 1: Noun
Line 2: Description of noun
Line 3: Action
Line 4: Feeling or effect
Line 5: Synonym of the initial noun
by Unknown
Hermit crab
Hard, mad
Crawling, peeking-out, digging
He crawls in another shell.
Pinching Crab
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by Unknown
Flowers
Colorful, fragrant
Swaying, growing, blooming
Make me feel happy
Blossoms
by K Fenske
Bubbles
Delicate balls
Softly Floating above
Unbelievable happiness
Transparent
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by A. Monti
Bike
Shiny, new
Moving, racing, flying
Wind blowing past my face
two wheeler
Use the Google Doc to analysis a cinquain poem. Remember to make a copy and save it in your writing folder.
Use your Google Doc to write a cinquain poem. Write it in the box provided. You may use color and add a picture. You MUST include blank verse and imagery in your poem. You will keep one poem per page, so your cinquain poem will start on page 10, and all your poems will be written on the same Google Doc that you already saved in your drive. I Recommend you first write your poem on paper and work on it. When you are happy with it, you can add it to the Doc.
When you are finished with the assignment, here is what you can do:
Just keep writing.
Keep adding seeds.
Add to a already started seed.
Decide to take a seed through the writer’s process.
Reread your writing.
Edit your writing.
Work with a writing partner (with permission).
NEVER say "I am finished"
You need to be writing for a minimum of 30 minutes.