Sunday, August 21, 2005
American Cinquains & Doublets
This site is dedicated to ENGLISH short form image poetry derived
from its creator Adelaide Crapsey ..... namely
AMERICAN CINQUAINS
DOUBLETS
QUINTILES
American cinquains should conform to the format
created by Adelaide Crapsey ie with initial line capitals
and appropriate punctuation.
Doublets must be rhymed two line stanzas of ten syllables
with an integral title.
Quintiles are multiple American cinquains on a common theme
and are linked to form a longer poem.
VISION STATEMENT FOR THIS SITE
To demonstrate that a cinquain of twenty-two syllables and
the doublet of twenty syllables are better suited as a vehicle
for an image form in English than,perhaps,imported formats.
Both cinquains and doublets were devised for the English
language and for that reason seem to 'work' better that
those devised for another culture.
AN AMERICAN CINQUAIN
AROMATHERAPY
Often
Kindnesses float
Like petals on a stream;
A fragrance that lingers within
The heart
A QUINTILE
Thermals
Drift,rising with
Brown buzzard ground circling
Silhouette shadowed before
Slaying
as
Darkness
Descending slow
Breaking out of the silence
Of the winter's night,a single
Owl screech
of
Hunger
Which haunts each dark
Hour,as coldness kills,thus
Does Nature's chain perpetuate
At night.
A DOUBLET with integral title
FOLLOWING A TRAWLER
A bevy of gulls in a sea-fowl cloud
In fellowship squabble,whispering loud.
STOP PRESS
If you are interested in writing five liners why not join the LANTERNES group of poets.(please see link section)
from its creator Adelaide Crapsey ..... namely
AMERICAN CINQUAINS
DOUBLETS
QUINTILES
American cinquains should conform to the format
created by Adelaide Crapsey ie with initial line capitals
and appropriate punctuation.
Doublets must be rhymed two line stanzas of ten syllables
with an integral title.
Quintiles are multiple American cinquains on a common theme
and are linked to form a longer poem.
VISION STATEMENT FOR THIS SITE
To demonstrate that a cinquain of twenty-two syllables and
the doublet of twenty syllables are better suited as a vehicle
for an image form in English than,perhaps,imported formats.
Both cinquains and doublets were devised for the English
language and for that reason seem to 'work' better that
those devised for another culture.
...........................................................
'ideal' form of cinquain to strive for ..
.from it my reading of her cinquains would appear that Adelaide prioritised as follows;
Image/Thought ...... the inspiration behind the poem
Five line formStress sequence 1,2,3,4,1
Syllable sequence 2,4,6,8,2
Symmetry ............. Initial line capitals and English grammar throughout
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An 'ideal' doublet form to strive for ...
Two line stanza of 10 syllables.
Ending rhyme.
An integral title.
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Here are examples of each form
Poetry posted is the copyright of myself.
AN AMERICAN CINQUAIN
AROMATHERAPY
Often
Kindnesses float
Like petals on a stream;
A fragrance that lingers within
The heart
A QUINTILE
Thermals
Drift,rising with
Brown buzzard ground circling
Silhouette shadowed before
Slaying
as
Darkness
Descending slow
Breaking out of the silence
Of the winter's night,a single
Owl screech
of
Hunger
Which haunts each dark
Hour,as coldness kills,thus
Does Nature's chain perpetuate
At night.
A DOUBLET with integral title
FOLLOWING A TRAWLER
A bevy of gulls in a sea-fowl cloud
In fellowship squabble,whispering loud.
STOP PRESS
If you are interested in writing five liners why not join the LANTERNES group of poets.(please see link section)
