Tuesday, December 25, 2007

A CINQUAIN POEM


A cinquain poem is a five-line poem that is diamond-shaped. Start with a theme word (noun) and then use the pattern 1 noun, 2 adjectives, 3 gerunds, 1 full sentence, and finally a synonym for the first noun.
Here is an example starting with the theme word SNOW
.....................Snow.........................
.................Cold, white...................
......Falling, freezing, numbing....
.......It chills fingers and toes......
.....................Ice............................


Instructions: Write a cinquain poem based on one of the three following themes:
CHRISTMAS, HANUKKAH, SANTA CLAUSE, REINDEER, MENORAH or NEW YEAR.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Santa Claus
Plumpy, jolly
Sleigh-riding,ho-ho-hoing,gift-giving
He knows who has been bad or good
St.Nick

Anonymous said...

Christmas
joyful, blessed
laughing, eating, celebrating
It is a time to celebrate family.
Noel

Veronica Baig said...

Milijana and Nadia: Your creativity is excellent--well done!

Anonymous said...

New Year
Excitement, New Calenders
laughing, drinking, reminiscing.
It's a time to make resolutions.
Count Down.

Veronica Baig said...

Sara: Very nice--well done!