| General Poetry posted September 30, 2014 |
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cinquain contest entry/Oceans
Sea Fury
by RodG
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Traditional Cinquain/topic: OCEANS writing prompt entry
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Writing Prompt Compose a traditional cinquain No MUSIC or VIDEOS/NO OTHER RULE OTHER THAN POEM MUST BE IN THE TRADITIONAL FORM the following info is from FanStory about this format: Cinquain Poem A cinquain is written using a pattern. This type of poem only has five lines. Each line follows a specific pattern. The traditional cinquain, as developed by Adelaide Crapsey, has five lines and a strict structure based on syllable count. Line 1: Two syllables Line 2: Four syllables Line 3: Six syllables Line 4: Eight syllables Line 5: Two syllables Example of Traditional Cinquain: November Night Listen . . . With faint dry sound, Like steps of passing ghosts, The leaves, frost-crisp'd, break from the trees And fall. (may show more than 5 lines but that is a formatting issue--POEM MUST HAVE 5 LINES) American poet Adelaide Crapsey created the cinquain[sing-KANE]-based on the Japanese haiku- around the turn of the century More info can be found on FanStory |
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