American Poet, Adelaide Crapsey, invented Cinquain poetry. She was inspired to write these poems after reading Haiku poems, previously discussed in our blog. Cinquain poems are usually five lines, with 1 word in the first line, 2 words in the second line, 3 words in the third line, 4 words in the fourth line, and 1 word in the fifth lines. Which of the following follow the Cinquain pattern?

Hamsters

soft
runs alot
not much exercising
fits in your hand
fuzzy
(Abby Hamilton)

Ice

slippery
frozen water
break many bones
dangerous but fun times
Ice
(Alonzo (AJ) Sawyer)

Fall
beautiful, colorful
colorful pretty leaves
many colorful leaves fall
Autumn
(Daelyn Nez)

Katelyn
short, nice
smart, skinny, righty
Navajo, light, brown, clean
Kid
(Katelyn Kayonnie)

Turtle
slow, stupid
has big shell
doesn't have big brains
pets
(Kellie Stanton)

Rain
Drip Drop
Tapping on roofs
Getting us soaking wet
Sprinkle
(Cassie Yazzie)

Parents

nice
love you
great for advice
buy things for you
lovely
(Ty Thomas)

Dylan
loud, brown
annoying, awesome, fun
basketball player, fast, athletic
Nez
(Dylan Nez)

Halloween
Zombies, Devils
Candy Corn, Reeses
Snickers, Butterfingers and More
Stuffed
(Emily Knight)

Bugs
slimy, gross
freaky, weird, crazy
flying, crawling, walking, running
Crawlies
(Gavino Martinez)