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Cinquain

Cinquain. A cinquain is a five-line poem, named from the French word for five which is cinq . Cinquain. The format for writing a cinquain is as follows: Line 1: Write a noun. Person, Place, Thing, Idea. Cinquain.

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Cinquain

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  1. Cinquain A cinquain is a five-line poem, named from the French word for five which is cinq.

  2. Cinquain The format for writing a cinquain is as follows: Line 1: Write a noun. Person, Place, Thing, Idea

  3. Cinquain Line 2: Write 2 adjectives that describe the noun. {Place a comma between the two adjectives.} What kind? Which one? How many? How much? Whose?

  4. Cinquain Line 3: Write three verbs {or verb forms} that tell what the noun does. {Place commas between verbs.}

  5. Cinquain Line 4: Write a thought about the noun – a phrase, clause, or sentence.

  6. Cinquain Line 5: Write the noun again OR write a synonym for the noun.

  7. Cinquain Examples Commercials Clever, stupid Amuse, inform, bore Refrigerator time Commercials

  8. Cinquain Examples Trees Shady, bare Branching, blooming, growing They eat your kites. Trees

  9. Shopping Shopping is boring. Shopping is like going to the dentist’s office. Shopping is a pain. There are never enough parking spaces. People crowd the aisles. People fight for stuff. People take my money. I would rather stay at home.

  10. Music Music makes me laugh. Some music makes me cry. Music is a friend to help you through difficult times. Music makes my feet tap and my hands clap. Music is energy when I am tired. Music is the school chorus, the church choir, the step team. Music is the 3:30 dismissal bell.

  11. Present Participles • Present Participles end in –ing. • Examples • Chasing the cat, the dog ran down the street. {Chasing is the present participle of the verb chase. The participle modifies the noun dog.}

  12. Diamond Poem A diamond poem is a seven-line descriptive poem that is formed in the shaped of a diamond.

  13. Line 1: Write a subject (one or two words). Line 2: Write two adjectives describing the subject. Line 3: Write three participles describing actions of the subject. Line 4: Write four nouns associated with the subject. Line 5: Write three participles showing a change occurring in the subject. Line 6: Write two adjectives describing the altered subject. Line 7: Write a subject which is the opposite of the word in line 1. Diamond Poem

  14. Diamond Poem MODEL Vacation fun, carefree relaxing, traveling, exploring friends, family, adventure, holiday ending, packing, returning routine, normal School

  15. Diamond Poem MODEL Summer golden, fragrant budding, blooming ,bursting warmth, flowers, youth, brightness, fading, chilling, shrinking Winter

  16. Diamond Poem MODEL Moon beautiful, bright glowing, shining, twinkling night, sleep, dreams, stars falling, fading, moving golden, hot Sun

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