2 syllables
4 syllables
6 syllables
8 syllables
2 syllables
My group was working on historical novels and we were challenged to write a cinquain for each chapter of our books. As we started, we all realized how fun this could be, to trim the storyline of a chapter into 22 syllables. And how difficult. Fingers counting, we got started.
I resolved to write a cinquain for each chapter of my book and began:
News flash!
For corruption,
Prime Minister Gairy
is ousted in a "bloodless coup".
Not quite.
Powerful stuff.