The Cinquain Challenge: Form 9—The Grammar Cinquain
This week, we’re looking at yet another form of cinquain—I have called it a Grammar Cinquain. This form varies from the two base Crapsey forms, using different word-types instead. The first line is made of a single noun, the second line has two adjectives, the third line has three ‘-ing’ words’, the fourth line has a phrase, and the fifth line has a synonym or alternative word for the noun in the first line. For those of you who are new to this series, a cinquain is a five-line poem that has a set number of syllables (or word types) per line. Sometimes the title of a cinquain acts as a sixth line. Cinquains were invented by Adelaide Crapsey was an American poet who was inspired by the rules of Japanese poetry to create her own poetical form, the cinquain. Here’s an example, originally written for a poetry collection to come out later this year: Goblins Inspired by those horrible green critters of many fantasy tales, this piece is my first grammar cinquain. It w...