# 3 (week 3) Five line stanza

So I decided to do more research on the five line stanza. I remeber saying that this form was the easiest, but site corrected me and let me know that because people think it is so easy they often misuse it. There were eight different types (forms) of Five line stanzas.

Cinquain which has 5 lines progressing, 2 syl's, 4 syl's, 6 syl's, 8 syl's then bach to two syl's
rhyme or meter not required. This is a common form of the Five line stanza. Adelaide Crpasey is credited to discovering the form.

English Quintain which has rhyme scheme a. b. a. b. b. This has no set measure or foot

Envelope Quintet which has Rhyme Scheme a. b. b. b. a. or

a, b, c, b, a

Limerick which has rhyme scheme a. a. b. b. a. Limericks are suppose o have some humor to them. But these can be kind of hard to write. usually the first and the last line end in the the same word.

Monchielle Stanza which has rhyme scheme A. x. b. x. b.

Pentastich which is a free verse. This form comes from Jim T Henriksen a Norwegain poet.

Sicilian Quintain Rhyme Scheme a. b. a. b. a. The original form had no set meter

Spanish Quintain which has rhyme scheme a. a. b. b. a.

or.. a. b. b. a.a.

Information sites

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinquain

http://thepoetsgarret.com/quintet/qintel.html