Cinquain
Simple poem of 5 lines with the following general relationship between the lines:
Line 1: Noun
Line 2: Description of Noun
Line 3: Action
Line 4: Feeling or Effect
Line 5: Synonym of the initial noun.
A cinquain employs a "line structure" according to one of the following three structures:
| Word Structure | Sense structure | Syllable Structure | |
| Line 1: | One word | A noun | Two syllables |
| Line 2: | Two words | Two adjectives | Four syllables |
| Line 3: | Three words | Three -ing words | Six syllables |
| Line 4: | Four words | A phrase | Eight syllables |
| Line 5: | One word | Another word for the noun | Two syllables |
Triolet
A Triolet is a poetic form consisting of only 8 lines. Within a Triolet, the 1st, 4th, and 7th lines repeat, and the 2nd and 8th lines do as well. The rhyme scheme is simple: ABaAabAB, capital letters representing the repeated lines. Make writing a Triolet more challenging! Make each line
8 syllables in length.
Mini-Monoverse
A poetry form originated by Emily Romano. Each mini-monoverse is made up of two stanzas of five three-syllable lines. They rhyme scheme is a/a/a/a/a for the first stanza and b/b/b/b/b for the
second stanza.
A poetry form originated by Emily Romano. Each mini-monoverse is made up of two stanzas of five three-syllable lines. They rhyme scheme is a/a/a/a/a for the first stanza and b/b/b/b/b for the
second stanza.
