The Cinquain Challenge: Form 6—The Crown Cinquain
This week, we’re looking at yet another form of cinquain—the Crown Cinquain. Again, it uses either a Crapsey Form 1 or a Crapsey Form 2 as a base, but this time it has five cinquain verses linked together to form a single large poem that is 25-lines long. 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, inspired by thoughts of a magical world: The fey Glittering bright Form gems on ancient trees Brightening the forest giants Glowing Shadows Flee from their light Flee from their laughter, The gleam of their smiles, their laughter Their swords The woods Are protected Defended by fierceness That terrifies despite its size An i...