Quintain (poetry)

A quintain or pentastich is any poetic form containing five lines. Examples include the tanka, the cinquain, the quintilla, Shakespeare's Sonnet 99, and the limerick.

Examples

Sonnet 99 (first stanza)

— William Shakespeare

Autumn Song

— Dante Gabriel Rossetti

The Corporal (extract)

— Thom Gunn

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

— Catherine Winkworth

See also

• Mukhammas
• Stanza

References

Further reading

External links

• The Poet's Garret webpage. List and description of five-line poetry forms