Cinquains for Trout!

"Brave Trout" a Cinquain by Camille L.

Students in Ms. Kilts 4th grade at (virtual) Northeast Elementary worked on cinquain poems during April, which is National Poetry Month.  Here's a close up of this awesome art!

 Have you ever tried a cinquain poem?   There are a few options, but here are the basic rules:

The first line is the title of the poem.

The second line contains two words which are adjectives that describe the title.

The third line has three (or four!) action words that tell more about the subject ("ing" words.). 

The fourth line has four words that show emotions or create an image.

The fifth line is one word that is a synonym of the title or that reveals more about the subject.

There are many forms, actually.  Here is a slightly different style from Gift S. at Northeast.  If you don't want to do a Trout cinquain, maybe you could try a Mother's Day cinquain!

Alevin

Young and Small Trout

Hides Under the Gravel

Its Food Sources is it's Yolk Sac which

Feeds it.

Alevin

Not Fully Grown

Can't Find Food for Itself

Depends on Nutrients from its

Yolk Sac.

(Hey, those are pretty scientific!)

Thanks for the gift of poetry!  ~Bill