by Adelaide Crapsey\u00a0<\/em><\/h3>\nListen. . .<\/p>\n
With faint dry sound,
\nLike steps of passing ghosts,
\nThe leaves, frost-crisp’d, break from the trees
\nAnd fall.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nAdelaide Crapsey<\/p>\n
was born in 1878. She is known for developing a variation on the cinquain now referred to as the “American cinquain.”*<\/p>\n
*a class of\u00a0poetic<\/a>\u00a0forms that employ a 5-line pattern. Earlier used to describe any five-line form, it now refers to one of several forms that are defined by specific rules and guidelines.<\/p>\nAdelaide Crapsey<\/a>\u00a0invented the modern form, known as American Cinquain[2]<\/a><\/sup>[3]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0inspired by Japanese\u00a0haiku<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0tanka<\/a>,[4]<\/a><\/sup>[5]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0akin in spirit to that of the\u00a0Imagists<\/a>[6]<\/a>.<\/sup><\/p>\nThe first, fundamental form is a stanza of five lines of accentual verse, in which the lines comprise, in order, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 1 stresses.<\/p>\n
Then Crapsey decided to make the criterion a stanza of five lines of accentual-syllabic verse, in which the lines comprise, in order, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 1 stresses and 2, 4, 6, 8, and 2 syllables. Iambic feet were meant to be the standard for the cinquain, which made the dual criteria match perfectly. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Samhain \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Fallowturn Moon November Night by Adelaide Crapsey\u00a0 Listen. . . With faint dry sound, Like steps of passing ghosts, The leaves, frost-crisp’d, break … Continue reading The American Cinquain<\/span>
\nLike steps of passing ghosts,
\nThe leaves, frost-crisp’d, break from the trees
\nAnd fall.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nAdelaide Crapsey<\/p>\n
was born in 1878. She is known for developing a variation on the cinquain now referred to as the “American cinquain.”*<\/p>\n
*a class of\u00a0poetic<\/a>\u00a0forms that employ a 5-line pattern. Earlier used to describe any five-line form, it now refers to one of several forms that are defined by specific rules and guidelines.<\/p>\n Adelaide Crapsey<\/a>\u00a0invented the modern form, known as American Cinquain[2]<\/a><\/sup>[3]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0inspired by Japanese\u00a0haiku<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0tanka<\/a>,[4]<\/a><\/sup>[5]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0akin in spirit to that of the\u00a0Imagists<\/a>[6]<\/a>.<\/sup><\/p>\n The first, fundamental form is a stanza of five lines of accentual verse, in which the lines comprise, in order, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 1 stresses.<\/p>\n Then Crapsey decided to make the criterion a stanza of five lines of accentual-syllabic verse, in which the lines comprise, in order, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 1 stresses and 2, 4, 6, 8, and 2 syllables. Iambic feet were meant to be the standard for the cinquain, which made the dual criteria match perfectly. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Samhain \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Fallowturn Moon November Night by Adelaide Crapsey\u00a0 Listen. . . With faint dry sound, Like steps of passing ghosts, The leaves, frost-crisp’d, break … Continue reading The American Cinquain<\/span>