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Five Line Poetry Forms
A Quintain can also be an object of beauty,such as when two lovers use it to converse as in a Tanka or
a Cinquain and combined as a series of poems. It can be dramatic as Coleridge's use of it in the
"Rime of the Ancient Mariner" or Philip Larkin's "Home is so sad" Quick guide to forms(for more information click on the form) |
| Cinquain | 5 lines progressing, 2 syl's, 4 syl's, 6 syl's, 8 syl's then bach to two syl's rhyme or meter not required |
| English Quintain | Rhyme Scheme a. b. a. b. b. No specified measure |
| Sicilian Quintain | Rhyme Scheme a. b. a. b. a. Iambic Pentameter |
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Spanish Quintain (Quintilla) |
Rhyme Scheme a. a. b. b. a. or.. a. b. b. a.a. iambic tetrameter, (4 feet) |
| Limerick | Rhyme Scheme a. a. b. b. a. Iambic assorted Meter, |
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