American literary form inspired in part by haiku

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"collection of five," 1711, from French cinquain "bundle of five objects," from cinq "five" (see five ). Originally in English of military orders of battle; of five-lined stanzas of verse from 1882 (give a more specific form in English than usual in French). ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Cinquain is a class of poetic forms 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.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A five line poetic form which consists of 2, 4, 6, 8 then 2 syllables. 2 A five line poetic form which consists of 1 noun, 2 adjectives, 3 actions, 4 feeling words, then 1 noun that is the same as top noun