ADELAIDE CRAPSEY cinqainiste

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Adelaide Crapsey prioritised her American Cinquain imagist form as follows;

1.Image/Thought ...... the inspiration behind the poem

2.Five line form

3.Stress sequence 1,2,3,4,1

4.Syllable sequence 2,4,6,8,2

5.Symmetry ............. Initial line capitals and English grammar throughout

as shown here *in her November Night

* https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Una0VG0Qkdo

My tribute to this favourite poet: A well travelled lass named Adelaide Innovative and never staid, Unmarried,single but no old maid- A short life,latterly full of pain, Her epitaph,the American cinquain. For the lovely Adelaide Crapsey a long life was not to be. In syllable,two,four,six eight&two her cinquain made imagism anew

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