American and Didactic Cinquain

‎An American Cinquain is a short five-line poem that follows a syllable pattern (2, 4, 6, 8, 2).

‎It’s used to show one clear idea, feeling, or image in few words.

A Didactic Cinquain is also a five-line poem, but it’s used for learning how to describe something.

‎It follows a word pattern (1, 2, 3, 4, 1).