Cinquain

Cinquain, pronounced as sin-kayn is a short, 5-line poem that follows the 2-4-6-8-2 syllable scheme. It doesn't have to rhyme but it must follow the below rules:

• Should be exactly five lines
• The lines must follow the 2-4-6-8-2 syllable scheme
  - The 1st & 5th lines have 2 syllables
  - The 2nd line has 4 syllables
  - The 3rd line has 6 syllables
  - The 4th line has 8 syllables

Examples:

My Cinquain, My Rules

Rules, Rules.

That's all you hear

no matter where you go.

It's my life, I'll find my own path.

My Rules!

School Cinquain

School rules

I go to school

To learn and to have fun

Some teachers are great, others ain't

School rules

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