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Home » Poetry and Literature » Poetry Forms » Poetry Fixed Verse Forms » Cinquain Forms » The Poetic Form Cinquain The Poetic Form Cinquain in Poets Biography & Poetry Resource Directory |
The cinquain, also known as a quintain or quintet, is a poem or stanza composed of five lines. Examples of cinquains can be found in many European languages, and the origin of the form dates back to medieval French poetry.
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