Types of poems
by Alli whtifield
1. haiku
1.1. A lyric verse form having three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables.
2. sonnet
2.1. A 14 line poem that sets up a problem and offers a solution.
3. concrete poem
3.1. A poem that looks on the page like the subject it is about.
4. ballad
4.1. A folk song usually about love and/or adventure.
5. lyric poem
5.1. A poem that reveals and emotional moment in life.
6. narrative poem
6.1. A poem that tells a story with charters, a plot, etc.
7. limerick
7.1. A light, humorous, nonsensical, or bawdy Irish song of five anapestic lines.
