2. "Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found
words."
Poetry Quote by Robert Frost
American Poet (1874-1963)
"Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all held together
by the delicate, tough skin of words."
Poetry Quote by Paul Engle
(1908-1991) University of Iowa
4. Acrostic: In acrostic poems, the first letters of each line of the poem are
aligned vertically to form a word. Generally, the word formed thus, is the
subject of the poem.
Ballad: Ballads are narrative poems that are supposed to be sung. The
narrator usually starts with a dramatic scene and relates the narrative with
dialog and actions. Canzone: The word canzone, which means, a song,
signifies any simple song-like composition. It is an Italian song or ballad.
Cinquain: Cinquain poems are five lines long. They do not rhyme.
Concrete: In this kind of poetry, the topographical arrangement of words
supports the meaning conveyed by the poem. The poems form a picture
of the topic on which they are centered.
Couplet: It is a very simple form of a verse, which contains two rhyming
lines.
5. Diamante: This type of poetry is one of the simplest ones to write. The first line
of a diamante is a single word; the second line consists of two adjectives
describing that word, the third line contains three words about the subject while
the fourth line contains four. The fifth line and the lines that follow consist of a
similar pattern of words describing the idea opposite to the subject of the poem.
It seems this kind of poetry writing is simple and interesting.
Dramatic Poetry: A drama that is written in the form of verses to be recited or
sung refers to the dramatic genre of poetry. This form of poetry has evolved from
Greek and Sanskrit literature.
Epic Poetry: This genre of poetry is a type of narrative literature that narrates
stories of mythological heroes. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey and the great Indian
epics of Mahabharata and Ramayana are a few of the noteworthy examples of
epic poetry.
6. Free Verse: Free verses refer to the different styles of poetry, wherein the poems do
not carry a specific meter. Free verses are a poet's expressions, which are free from
any rules or restrictions pertaining to the rhyme schemes of the poem.
Ghazal: This form of poetry is popular in the Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and Bengali
literature. It is characterized by five to fifteen couplets that have a refrain at the end
of every second line. Each couplet of a ghazal can stand individually as each
represents a distinct thought.
Haiku: It is an unrhymed form of poetry that is native to Japan. It contains three
sections that can be written in a single line, but are written in three lines instead. The
way it is broken, is in essence the poetic effect of this poetic form. This kind of
poetry contains a cutting word, which is known as a kireji and a season word,
known as a kigo
