CINQUAIN

Etymology

Noun

cinquain (plural cinquains)

A five-line poetic form which consists of 2, 4, 6, 8 then 2 syllables.

A five-line poetic form which consists of 1 noun, 2 adjectives, 3 actions, 4 feeling words, then 1 noun that is the same as top noun

Coordinate terms

• couplet

• tercet

• terzain

• quatrain

• sestet

• septet

• octave

Source: Wiktionary



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