Cinquain poems or stanzas are composed of five lines. Traditionally, the stanza is written in a 2, 4, 6, 8, 2 syllable format with a noun, adjective, verb, description, and synonym for the topic noun. For younger children the format can be changed to 1, 2, 3, 4, 1 words regardless of syllables. This is a great activity to revisit syllables and parts of speech as well as teaching figurative language. It also makes an impressive Mother's Day gift for families. You can choose to print the color or