Ballad: A tale or story told in verse
Blank Verse: Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
Cinquain: A five-line form with syllable patterns 2-4-6-8-2
Concrete Poem: Words on the page arranged to look like a visual representation
Elegy: A poem that mourns the loss of someone or something
Epigram: A concise poem that typically has a witty or ironic twist
Free Verse: Poetry not bound to any formal structure
Haiku: A Japanese short form poem with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern
Limerick: A humorous five-line form with an AABBA rhyme scheme
Narrative Poem: Tells a story through poetry
Ode: A traditional celebratory poem
Pindaric Ode: A type of ode with a complex structure
Prose Poem: A poema written in the style of prose
Quatrain: A stanza with four lines
Rhymed Couplets: Two lines of poetry with the same end rhymes
Rondel: A French poetic form with a complex rhyme scheme
Sestina: A form with six six-line stanzas
Sonnet: A 14-line poem with a typical rhyme scheme of ABABCDCDEFEFGG
Tanka: Similar to a haiku, a tanka has a 5-7-5-7-7 syllable pattern
Tercet: A three-line stanza
Villanelle: A 19-line poem with repeated refrains
Visual Poetry: Poetry that uses visual elements to create meaning beyond words