Cinquain Poemsdeveloped by Adelaide Crapsey not titled, but the 1st line tells what the poem describes 5 lines, centered unrhymed formal structure *1ST line - noun - 2 syllables - announcing the topic*2nd lines - adjectives or phrase - 4 syllables - describing the topic*3rd line - action verbs, using …ing - 6 syllables - expresses action*4th line - phrase about the topic - 8 syllables - e