a five-line stanza with successive lines containing two, four, six, eight and two syllables
a stanza of five lines; specifically, one that has successive lines of two, four, six, eight, and two syllables.
a five line poem employing specific numbers of words in each line
a five line poem Example Alliteration Peoms
a five-line poem following a specific formula
a special kind of poem that is written in five lines"
A five line poem, syllable structure 2 (1st line), 4 (2nd), 6 (3rd), 8 (4th), 2 (5th). The last two syllables should both be stressed and nouns and verbs should feature more promiently than adjectives and adverbs. Girlscouts: How to Write a Cinquain Aha Poetry: Samples of contemporary cinquains
non-rhyming poem consisting of 22 syllables in five lines, in the order 2, 4, 6, 8, 2
A five line poem, invented by Adelaide Crapsey, and based on Japanese forms such as haiku and tanka. The cinquain has a total of twenty-two syllables arranged in lines as follows: 2, 4, 6, 8 and 2 e.g.
In poetry, a cinquain or quintain is a five line stanza, varied in rhyme and line, usually with the rhyme scheme ababb.