Different Types Of Poetry

Types of Poetry

These are just a very few example of different types of poetry. Most of the definitions has at least one example of each particular type of poetry for better understanding. All examples were provided by the members of Shadow Poetry or Egroup. More definitions for related poetry items may be found in the Shadow Poetry Handbook (link located above).

Types of Poetry

Acrostic
Ballad
Cinquain
Clarity Pyramid
Clerihew
Diamante
Didactic
Epic
Epigram
Epitaph
Ethere
Fable
Free Verse
Haiku
Kyrielle
Kyrielle Sonnet
Lanturne
Limerick
Minute Poetry
Mirrored Refrain
Monody
Monorhyme
Monotetra
Naani
Nonet
Ode
Ottava Rima
Palindrome
Pantoum
Paradelle
Quatern
Quatrain
Quinzaine
Rictameter
Rondeau
Rondel
Rondelet
Sedoka
Senryu
Septolet
Sestina
Shape Poetry
Song
Sonnet
Swap Quatrain
Tanka
Terza Rima
Terzanelle
Tetractys
Tongue...
Triolet
Tyburn
Villanelle

http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/types.html

Hey I have poem called "Dying In The Corner"

Can you or our resident expert Peter check what kind of poetry type/ or variation that is?

Sure Peter, here it is:
http://www.poems-and-quotes.com/sad/poems.php?id=156835