Thursday, April 16, 2009

How do I write a cinquain?

Cinquains are five-line poems about objects or living things. They follow this pattern:
Line 1: Name the object
Line 2: Describe it in two words
Line 3: Write three action words about it that end with -ing
Line 4: Write 4 words that tell how you feel about it
Line 5: Name a one-word synonym for it

Here is an example I wrote today:
Volcano
Exploding mountain
Burning, flowing, destroying
Changing the Earth's surface
Eruption

Please share one of your original cinquains here!

19 comments:

  1. School
    Learning place
    Reading, writing, discovering,
    New adventures every day
    Class

    By Mrs. Valter's class
    4/16/09

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  2. Lunch
    Tasty food
    Chewing,munching,drinking
    Fills your awesome belly
    Food

    From Kemal

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  3. Dogs
    Active Pets
    Running, Jumping, Playing
    A Mans Best Friend
    Mammals

    From Sean

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  4. Firehose
    firefighter weapons
    fighting,helping,watering
    care for the earth
    water
    from Lauren

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  5. TinkerBell
    Fun, Playful
    Flying, Tinkering, Floating
    Makes me feel joyful
    Fairy

    From TaylorV

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  6. Flower
    Air giver
    Resting, sitting, swaying,
    It has good smells
    Plant

    By Inde

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  7. butterflys
    colorful insect
    flying,flaping,living
    always just flying around
    insect

    by Taylor B
    I rock

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  8. Creek
    clear water
    slipping,shinning,sparkling
    cold clear spring water
    streem

    by Erin

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  9. Water,
    Cool blue,
    Gliding,salting,flowing;
    Riding the free waves,
    Ocean

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  10. Gum
    Chewing,blowing,sticking
    Makes breath smell good
    Candy

    From.Muris

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  11. Trees
    Large sculptures
    Growing,swaying,standing
    Blowing in the breeze
    Plants

    From Jamie

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  12. Dog
    Fluffy,cute,
    Running,jumping,playing
    Love,care,trust,helpful
    Canine

    from marissa

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  13. nap
    rest time
    sleeping resting napping
    a quiet resting time
    sleep

    from nate

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  14. Anonymous said.....
    Bunnys
    Carrot eaters
    Searching, hopping, running
    Fuzzy, cute little animals
    Animals

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  15. Money
    Green,Flimzy
    Binding,Buying,Spending
    Happy,Rich,Spending,Buying
    Rich

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  16. stingrays
    colorful,elegant
    gliding,stinging,soaring
    graceful,butiful but misunderstood
    amazing

    Kruz

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  17. Spring
    After Winter
    Running,Playing,Exploring
    Getting to play outside
    season

    By: Ronald

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  18. Peach
    Fuzzy, round
    Eating, slurping, mouth-watering
    Delicious, tasty, juicy, sweet
    Fruit

    By Paul

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  19. Gymnastics
    fun,breath-taking
    flipping,tumbling,swinging
    makes me feel free
    sport

    By:Taylor V.

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