Syllable Count

A cinquain has 22 syllables.

Line one: 2

Line two: 4

Line three: 6

Line four: 8

Line five: 2

There are variations on how cinquains are put together.

The word "quotation" has three syllables. Syllables are determined by the number of vowel sounds in a word, and "quotation" has three distinct vowel sounds: quo-ta-tion. Each of these sounds creates a separate syllable in the word.

There are two syllables. Dy-lan.

The word "dedication" has four syllables: de-di-ca-tion.

The word "novel" has two syllables.

No, a couplet is a pair of rhymed lines in a poem or verse. A metrical foot is a unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used in metered poetry.

There is only 2.

"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"

loves is one syllable

Rhinoceroses is a unique word because it composed of only one syllable, but sounds like several. It is one of the few words that are like that.

3 syllables -- de - pres - sion

Plumeria has three syllables: plu-me-ri-a.

Yes, "realize" is pronounced with three syllables: re-al-ize.

I believe there is five because die-lap-i-date-ed

Deliver is stressed on the second syllable. (dih-liv-er)

Yes, "stone" is considered an open syllable because it ends with a vowel sound (the long 'o' sound).

Diary has 3 syllables. Di-a-ry.

There are two syllables in the word "piety." It is pronounced as pie-uh-tee.

The word "velvet" has two syllables.

The word "bushes" has two syllables. It is pronounced as /ˈbʊʃɪz/.

There are three syllables in the word "remembrance."

The word "dilemma" has three syllables. It is pronounced as di-lem-ma.

Bustled has 2 syllables.

There are two syllables in the word "darker" (dark-er).

Yes, "embrace" has two syllables. It is pronounced as "em-brace."