cinquain

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French cinquain. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɪŋ.keɪn/, /sæŋ.keɪn/ === Noun === cinquain (plural cinquains) A five-line poetic form which consists of 2, 4, 6, 8 then 2 syllables. (education) A five-line poetic form set as a writing exercise for children, consisting of one noun, two adjectives, three actions, four feeling words, and the initial noun again. ==== Coordinate terms ==== couplet tercet terzain quatrain sestet septet octave