1915
It's the total number of syllables.
Haikus and Cinquains?
Both diamantes and cinquains are types of structured poetry with a specific syllable pattern. Diamantes have a 7-lined diamond shape structure, while cinquains have a 5-lined pattern, with a specific number of syllables per line.
1880John Milne
Cinquains , Tanka and free verse.
It's the total number of syllables.
I've always heard it pronounced "sin-kane".
Both diamante and cinquains are types of poems that follow a specific structure and format. They both consist of a set number of lines and syllables, and have a particular pattern in terms of the arrangement of words and phrases. Additionally, both forms of poetry often focus on contrasting or comparing elements within the structure of the poem.
Herbert Burke has written: '5,5,5' 'Roll Plus, Roll Minus' 'Triple Exposure' 'Cinquains' 'Quotidien Zappings' 'A Scriptural Catechism' 'Cantatas'
Presently, the particular term "cinquain" tends to refer to a form invented by the American poet Adelaide Crapsey, and first published in 1915 in The Complete Poems, roughly a year after her death. Her cinquain form was inspired by Japanese haiku and tanka, and its inventor believed her accentual-syllabic form "to be the shortest and simplest possible in English verse."
The word "cinquain" comes from the french word for 5. However, cinquains were created by an American, Adelaide Crapsey. She passed away at age 35. Brief answer: United States
William Soutar has written: 'Diaries of a Dying Man (Canongate Classics)' 'The expectant silence' -- subject(s): Poetry 'A handful of earth' -- subject(s): Poetry 'The solitary way' -- subject(s): Poetry 'FLOWERS OF LIFE a selection of William Soutar's Cinquains' -- subject(s): poetry, cinquains 'Diaries of a dying man' -- subject(s): Biography 'The Diary of a Dying Man' 'A bairn's sang and other Scots verse for children' -- subject(s): Scottish poetry, Juvenile poetry, Children's poetry, Scottish 'Seeds in the wind' -- subject(s): Scots, Poetry