What is Poetry?

• Poetry is an expression of feelings, thoughts and ideas
• Poetry is usually written in lines
• Poets choose their words carefully
• Everybody is a Poet!

What is a Cinquain? (Say it like this: sin k wayne)

A Cinquain is a five-line poem that describes a person, place or thing.

Example about Autumn

Leaves

Old, wrinkled

Twirling, twisting, swirling

Leaves changing different colours

Autumn

Example about Autumn

This week we are going to be writing cinquain poetry about little kiwi’s journey from our drama story.

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In drama we have read about the kai-gathering kiwi, the nest-building kiwi, and how they decided to leave their homes, journeying to arrive in their new homes.

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We brainstormed (planned) these words about kiwi’s journey:

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• Verbs: deciding, packing, sorting, hugging, crying, missing, looking, searching, trundling, trudging, stomping, skipping
• Nouns: Feet, stars, night sky, sunrise
• Interesting adverbs: excitedly, hopefully, warily, quietly, hungrily

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Have a go at writing a cinquain poem.

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Here’s how…

Line 1 - Title

Your poem needs a title - think of a word related to Little Kiwi’s journey to use as the first line in your cinquain.

Line 2 - Describing words

Next, you need two adjectives (describing words) that describe your title.

Line 3 - Action words

Now, you need three action words that end with -ing (-ing participles) that describe the kiwi’s journey

Line 4 - Tell the reader more...

Think of an interesting phrase that tells the reader more about little kiwi’s journey....

Line 5 - A synonym for your title

To finish writing your cinquain, think of one or two words that rename what your poem is about (similar to your title)

Still need help? Try this website, or ask a kaiako.