Как научиться писать синквейн

CINQUAIN

Николаева Надежда Юрьевна

Учитель английского языка

МАОУ Лицей ИГУ г. Иркутска

Snow

Snow

Lovely, white

Falling, dancing, drifting

Covering everything it touches

Blanket

Castle

Castle

Strong, beautiful

Imposing, protecting, watching

Symbolizes wealth and power

Fortress

Spaghetti

Spaghetti

Messy, spicy

Slurping, sliding, falling

Between my plate and mouth

Delicious

Family

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• A cinquain is a five-line poem that was invented by Adelaide Crapsey. She was an American poet who took her inspiration from Japanese haiku and tanka.
• A collection of poems, titled Verse , was published in 1915 and included 28 cinquains.
• Cinquains are particularly vivid in their imagery and are meant to convey a certain mood or emotion.

Adelaide Crapsey

Adelaide Crapsey

Born

1878 Brooklyn, New York , United States

Died

October 8, 1914(1914-10-08) (aged 36) Rochester, New York , United States

Occupation

Poet

Nationality

American

Didactic Cinquain

• The first line is one word which is the title of the poem.
• The second line contains two words which are adjectives that describe the title.
• The third line has three words that tell the reader more about the subject of the poem or shows action. Many times these words are gerunds that end with “ing.”
• The fourth line has four words that show emotions about the subject of the poem and may be individual words or a phrase.
• The fifth line is one word that is a synonym of the title or is very similar to it.