The cinquain

On page 147 of your book, Poorvi, you learn to make a small poem called a CINQUAIN (say it 'sing-cane'). A cinquain has five lines, and it describes a person, a place or a thing. Each line has its own job.

Line 1 is the subject: ONE word, a noun (a naming word). Line 2 has TWO describing words for that noun. Line 3 has THREE action words. Line 4 has TWO words that describe how the actions are done. Line 5 is ONE word that means the same as the subject, a synonym.

Here is your book's cinquain about a kite, line by line. Line 1: kite. Line 2: pretty, colourful. Line 3: flying, floating, soaring. Line 4: quickly, happily. Line 5: paper-bird.

See how it works: 'pretty' and 'colourful' describe the kite; 'flying', 'floating' and 'soaring' are what the kite does; 'quickly' and 'happily' tell how it does them; and 'paper-bird' is another name for a kite. Now you can make one about anything you like!