{"id":1069666,"date":"2023-07-20T12:00:30","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T12:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/?p=1069666"},"modified":"2023-09-29T11:53:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T11:53:45","slug":"types-of-poems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/en\/types-of-poems\/","title":{"rendered":"Types of Poems &#8211; Ways of Blending Meaning, Sound, and Rhythm"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"shariff shariff-align-left shariff-widget-align-left shariff-buttonstretch\" data-services=\"facebook%7Cpinterest\" data-url=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/en\/types-of-poems\/\" data-timestamp=\"1695988425\" data-hidezero=\"1\" data-backendurl=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/en\/wp-json\/shariff\/v1\/share_counts?\"><ul class=\"shariff-buttons theme-color orientation-horizontal buttonsize-medium\"><li class=\"shariff-button facebook shariff-nocustomcolor\" style=\"background-color:#4273c8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Facrylgiessen.com%2Fen%2Ftypes-of-poems%2F\" title=\"Bei Facebook teilen\" aria-label=\"Bei Facebook teilen\" role=\"button\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"shariff-link\" style=\"; background-color:#3b5998; color:#fff\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"shariff-icon\" style=\"\"><svg width=\"32px\" height=\"20px\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 32\"><path fill=\"#3b5998\" d=\"M17.1 0.2v4.7h-2.8q-1.5 0-2.1 0.6t-0.5 1.9v3.4h5.2l-0.7 5.3h-4.5v13.6h-5.5v-13.6h-4.5v-5.3h4.5v-3.9q0-3.3 1.9-5.2t5-1.8q2.6 0 4.1 0.2z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"shariff-text\">teilen<\/span>&nbsp;<span data-service=\"facebook\" style=\"color:#3b5998\" class=\"shariff-count shariff-hidezero\"><\/span>&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"shariff-button pinterest shariff-nocustomcolor\" style=\"background-color:#e70f18\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/link\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Facrylgiessen.com%2Fen%2Ftypes-of-poems%2F&media=https%3A%2F%2Facrylgiessen.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F07%2FTypes-of-Poems.jpg&description=Types%20of%20Poems%20%E2%80%93%20Ways%20of%20Blending%20Meaning%2C%20Sound%2C%20and%20Rhythm\" title=\"Bei Pinterest pinnen\" aria-label=\"Bei Pinterest pinnen\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"shariff-link\" style=\"; background-color:#cb2027; color:#fff\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"shariff-icon\" style=\"\"><svg width=\"32px\" height=\"20px\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 32\"><path fill=\"#cb2027\" d=\"M27.4 16q0 3.7-1.8 6.9t-5 5-6.9 1.9q-2 0-3.9-0.6 1.1-1.7 1.4-2.9 0.2-0.6 1-3.8 0.4 0.7 1.3 1.2t2 0.5q2.1 0 3.8-1.2t2.7-3.4 0.9-4.8q0-2-1.1-3.8t-3.1-2.9-4.5-1.2q-1.9 0-3.5 0.5t-2.8 1.4-2 2-1.2 2.3-0.4 2.4q0 1.9 0.7 3.3t2.1 2q0.5 0.2 0.7-0.4 0-0.1 0.1-0.5t0.2-0.5q0.1-0.4-0.2-0.8-0.9-1.1-0.9-2.7 0-2.7 1.9-4.6t4.9-2q2.7 0 4.2 1.5t1.5 3.8q0 3-1.2 5.2t-3.1 2.1q-1.1 0-1.7-0.8t-0.4-1.9q0.1-0.6 0.5-1.7t0.5-1.8 0.2-1.4q0-0.9-0.5-1.5t-1.4-0.6q-1.1 0-1.9 1t-0.8 2.6q0 1.3 0.4 2.2l-1.8 7.5q-0.3 1.2-0.2 3.2-3.7-1.6-6-5t-2.3-7.6q0-3.7 1.9-6.9t5-5 6.9-1.9 6.9 1.9 5 5 1.8 6.9z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"shariff-text\">merken<\/span>&nbsp;<span data-service=\"pinterest\" style=\"color:#cb2027\" class=\"shariff-count\"> 23<\/span>&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"shariff-button twitter shariff-nocustomcolor\" style=\"background-color:#595959\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Facrylgiessen.com%2Fen%2Ftypes-of-poems%2F&text=Types%20of%20Poems%20%E2%80%93%20Ways%20of%20Blending%20Meaning%2C%20Sound%2C%20and%20Rhythm\" title=\"Bei X teilen\" aria-label=\"Bei X teilen\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"shariff-link\" style=\"; background-color:#000; color:#fff\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"shariff-icon\" style=\"\"><svg width=\"32px\" height=\"20px\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"#000\" d=\"M14.258 10.152L23.176 0h-2.113l-7.747 8.813L7.133 0H0l9.352 13.328L0 23.973h2.113l8.176-9.309 6.531 9.309h7.133zm-2.895 3.293l-.949-1.328L2.875 1.56h3.246l6.086 8.523.945 1.328 7.91 11.078h-3.246zm0 0\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"shariff-text\">teilen<\/span>&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>There are many types of poems out in the big wide world, and they are all deserving of some level of attention. This article will examine fifteen different poem styles to give a quick glimpse into the larger overall world of poetry. There are many different types of poems, structures, themes, techniques, and other poetic elements to know. Let\u2019s have a look at a few of them and identify some of the most common types of poems.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The Types of Poetry<\/h2>\n<p>We are going to look at fifteen different types of poems with examples below. It is worth noting that this is not an exhaustive list of poem styles and structures, but it should be a good general overview. In addition, this list is in alphabetical order and that is why the most famous types are not lifted to the top of the list. So, let\u2019s get started and have a look at the different types of poems, structures, and varieties.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Acrostic Poetry<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Place of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Ancient Greece<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Era of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Around 330 &#8211; 220 BCE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Number of Lines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Any<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Rhyme Scheme<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Any<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Famous Example<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Acrostic<\/em> by Lewis Carrol<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Acrostic poems are a rather entertaining type of poetry that is, typically, not considered to be all that elite in comparison to some of the other types of poems that exist in the world. In very basic terms, an acrostic poem is a type of poem that includes a vertical component, such as spelling out a name or word with the first letter of every line.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1069700\" src=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Acrostic-Type-Poems.jpg\" alt=\"Acrostic Type Poems\" width=\"848\" height=\"613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Acrostic-Type-Poems.jpg 848w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Acrostic-Type-Poems-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Acrostic-Type-Poems-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Acrostic-Type-Poems-30x22.jpg 30w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Acrostic-Type-Poems-75x54.jpg 75w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Acrostic-Type-Poems-110x80.jpg 110w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Acrostic-Type-Poems-160x116.jpg 160w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Acrostic-Type-Poems-500x361.jpg 500w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Acrostic-Type-Poems-50x36.jpg 50w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Acrostic-Type-Poems-100x72.jpg 100w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Acrostic-Type-Poems-200x145.jpg 200w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Acrostic-Type-Poems-610x441.jpg 610w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Acrostic-Type-Poems-150x108.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #202122;\"><i>December<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #202122;\"> an acrostic from <\/span><span style=\"color: #202122;\"><i>Little Snow White and other stories<\/i><\/span> published by A. L. Burt Company (1906);\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Little_Snow_White_-_December_acrostic.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">A. L. Burt Company (publisher)<\/a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>An acrostic poem does not <em>need<\/em> to make use of the first word of every line, and the spelled-out element could be found in other vertical parts of the poem, but the first word is the easiest way to do this.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is probably one of the better-known poem styles even when someone does not know the name of this type of poem. There are not all that many examples of this particular type of poetry that are necessarily all that famous, but perhaps the most famous is a poem called <em>Acrostic<\/em> by Lewis Carroll (of <em>Alice\u2019s Adventures in Wonderland<\/em> fame).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Ballad Poetry<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Place of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Era of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">15<sup>th<\/sup> century<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Number of Lines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Any<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Rhyme Scheme<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">ABAB and\/or ABCB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Famous Example<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>The Rime of the Ancient Mariner<\/em> by Samuel Taylor Coleridge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The ballad is one of the most famous types of poetry. This particular form is an example of narrative poetry and, in a traditional sense, this particular type of poetry was also set to music. However, this is not necessary. The traditional ballad would often tell the stories of heroes and folkloric figures in some descriptive detail, but the ballad structure has actually been adopted in contemporary times because of its musical and deeply emotive qualities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1069702\" src=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ballad-Type-Poetry.jpg\" alt=\"Ballad Type Poetry\" width=\"848\" height=\"1241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ballad-Type-Poetry.jpg 848w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ballad-Type-Poetry-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ballad-Type-Poetry-601x880.jpg 601w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ballad-Type-Poetry-768x1124.jpg 768w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ballad-Type-Poetry-20x30.jpg 20w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ballad-Type-Poetry-51x75.jpg 51w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ballad-Type-Poetry-75x110.jpg 75w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ballad-Type-Poetry-109x160.jpg 109w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ballad-Type-Poetry-342x500.jpg 342w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ballad-Type-Poetry-34x50.jpg 34w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ballad-Type-Poetry-68x100.jpg 68w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ballad-Type-Poetry-137x200.jpg 137w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ballad-Type-Poetry-610x893.jpg 610w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ballad-Type-Poetry-150x220.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><i>The Last Ballad<\/i> by Henri Toulouse-Lautrec (1893);\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Henri_de_Toulouse-Lautrec,_Last_Ballad_(Ultime_ballade),_1893,_NGA_42065.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">National Gallery of Art<\/a>, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This particular type of poem generally makes use of a quatrain structure with an ABAB or ABCB rhyme scheme structure (although contemporary versions may be looser with these elements, and because of this basic structure, the ballad can be found in much of contemporary music.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>An additional reason for the use of the ballad as a standard musical form is because they usually include the use of refrains, and this has been translated into the modern-day chorus.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Blank Verse Poetry<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Place of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Italy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Era of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">16<sup>th<\/sup> century<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Number of Lines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Any<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Rhyme Scheme<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Any<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Famous Example<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Paradise Lost <\/em>by John Milton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Blank verse poetry is somewhat similar to free verse poetry, but there are some important distinctions. This is a lesser-known form of poetry than the more famous free verse poem style, but it is similar in its lack of rhyme. This is the distinguishing characteristic of blank verse poetry.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>There are various types of poems that do not make use of rhyme, but the thing that sets blank verse apart is that even though it does not include rhyme, it does include a very specific meter structure.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Meter is a common feature in poetry that entails the way in which syllables are stressed, and this stressed form is typically arranged in a specific formation. One of the most common forms of meter formation is iambic pentameter, and this form is particularly common in blank verse poetry. This allows blank verse poetry to maintain a certain structure while eschewing rhyme. One of the most famous examples of blank verse poetry is the lengthy narrative poem <em>Paradise Lost<\/em> by John Milton.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1069704\" src=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Blank-Verse-Type-Poems.jpg\" alt=\"Blank Verse Type Poems\" width=\"848\" height=\"1172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Blank-Verse-Type-Poems.jpg 848w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Blank-Verse-Type-Poems-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Blank-Verse-Type-Poems-637x880.jpg 637w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Blank-Verse-Type-Poems-768x1061.jpg 768w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Blank-Verse-Type-Poems-22x30.jpg 22w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Blank-Verse-Type-Poems-54x75.jpg 54w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Blank-Verse-Type-Poems-80x110.jpg 80w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Blank-Verse-Type-Poems-116x160.jpg 116w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Blank-Verse-Type-Poems-362x500.jpg 362w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Blank-Verse-Type-Poems-36x50.jpg 36w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Blank-Verse-Type-Poems-72x100.jpg 72w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Blank-Verse-Type-Poems-145x200.jpg 145w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Blank-Verse-Type-Poems-610x843.jpg 610w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Blank-Verse-Type-Poems-150x207.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><span style=\"font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #202122; font-size: 10pt;\"><i>A Noted Bard. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/en\/how-to-write-a-poem\/\">Writing a Poem<\/a><\/strong> in Blank Verse to lay before Sr. R- on the great Necessity at this time for an Act of Insolvency<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #202122;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> associated with Robert Walpole (c. 1737);\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:A_Noted_Bard._Witiing_a_Poem_in_Blank_Verse_to_lay_before_Sr_R-_on_the_great_Necessity_at_this_time_for_an_Act_of_Insolvency._(BM_1858,0417.615).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">British Museum<\/a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Elegy Poetry<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Place of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Ancient Greece<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Era of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">7<sup>th<\/sup> century BCE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Number of Lines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Any<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Rhyme Scheme<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Traditionally ABAB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Famous Example<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>In Memory of W.B. Yeats<\/em> by W.H. Auden<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The elegy is a type of poetry that is quite similar to an ode. The idea behind an elegy is that it is specifically focused on a specific person, although it could also be focused on a specific event or place (but the focus on a person is far more common). The distinguishing thematic element of the elegy is that it focuses on loss, and this is why most traditional elegies are about mourning.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1069706\" src=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elegy-Type-Poetry.jpg\" alt=\"Elegy Type Poetry\" width=\"848\" height=\"1102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elegy-Type-Poetry.jpg 848w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elegy-Type-Poetry-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elegy-Type-Poetry-677x880.jpg 677w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elegy-Type-Poetry-768x998.jpg 768w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elegy-Type-Poetry-23x30.jpg 23w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elegy-Type-Poetry-58x75.jpg 58w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elegy-Type-Poetry-85x110.jpg 85w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elegy-Type-Poetry-123x160.jpg 123w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elegy-Type-Poetry-385x500.jpg 385w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elegy-Type-Poetry-38x50.jpg 38w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elegy-Type-Poetry-77x100.jpg 77w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elegy-Type-Poetry-154x200.jpg 154w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elegy-Type-Poetry-610x793.jpg 610w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elegy-Type-Poetry-150x195.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #202122;\"><i>The Poems of Thomas Gray, <\/i>Design 107<i>, Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard <\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #202122;\">by William Blake (between 1797 and 1798);\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:William_Blake_-_The_Poems_of_Thomas_Gray,_Design_107,_%22Elegy_Written_in_a_Country_Church-Yard.%22_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">William Blake<\/a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The traditional elegy is written in a quatrain structure, and they often make use of iambic pentameter. <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>However, while a rhyme scheme like ABAB is somewhat commonly used in elegies, this is not necessarily always the case as the form can be changed and adapted to suit the specific needs of the poet. However, the focus on loss and mourning is a necessary component of the elegy, and some of the most famous examples of this type of poetry would be a poem like <em>In Memory of W.B. Yeats<\/em> by W.H. Auden. The mourning aspect, in this case, is prominently displayed in the name of the poem itself.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Epic Poetry<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Place of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Ancient Sumer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Era of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Around 3000 BCE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Number of Lines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Any<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Rhyme Scheme<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Any<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Famous Example<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Iliad <\/em>and <em>Odyssey <\/em>by Homer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Epic poetry is one of the oldest types of poetry and it is also generally one of the longest. An epic poem is a narrative poem, but generally, the longest form of narrative poetry as it is focused on a detailed account of some kind of a narrative. In terms of the traditional usage of the term, this poem style typically focuses on heroes who go on some kind of a grand adventure. The name itself comes from the ancient Greek words\u00a0<em>epos<\/em> meaning &#8220;word&#8221; or &#8220;song&#8221; via\u00a0<em>eipein<\/em> meaning &#8220;to say&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1069708\" src=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Epic-Type-Poetry.jpg\" alt=\"Epic Type Poetry\" width=\"848\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Epic-Type-Poetry.jpg 848w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Epic-Type-Poetry-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Epic-Type-Poetry-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Epic-Type-Poetry-30x20.jpg 30w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Epic-Type-Poetry-75x50.jpg 75w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Epic-Type-Poetry-110x73.jpg 110w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Epic-Type-Poetry-160x107.jpg 160w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Epic-Type-Poetry-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Epic-Type-Poetry-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Epic-Type-Poetry-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Epic-Type-Poetry-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Epic-Type-Poetry-610x406.jpg 610w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Epic-Type-Poetry-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #202122;\">Writing tablet inscribed with lines 468-473, Book I of Homer&#8217;s <\/span><span style=\"color: #202122;\"><i>Iliad<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #202122;\"> in Greek. From Egypt (400-500 CE);\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Detail._Wooden_board_inscribed_in_ink_with_lines_468-473,_Book_I_of_Homer%27s_Iliad._Roman_Egypt._On_display_at_the_British_Museum.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While ancient Greek epics were composed in hexametrical verse, epic poetry does not necessarily make use of any kind of specific rhyme scheme or meter structure. Some epic poems can also be hundreds of pages long, and as a result, they do not often make use of specific structures that one may associate with far shorter poems.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Two of the most famous examples of epic poetry are <em>The Iliad <\/em>and <em>The Odyssey<\/em> by the ancient Greek poet Homer. These particular poems have become some of the most important and influential in the entire Western literary canon.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Erasure Poetry<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Place of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">United States<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Era of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">1960s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Number of Lines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Any<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Rhyme Scheme<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Any<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Famous Example<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Radi Os <\/em>by Ronald Johnson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Erasure or Blackout poetry is a relatively recent type of poetry, but it has become increasingly prominent, especially on social media. The idea behind erasure poetry is rather simple, and it involves taking an already existing text (which does not need to be a poem but easily can be) and erasing parts of it to create a new poem from what remains.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>This could mean that one takes an article from a newspaper or a page from a book and black out all the words that are not desired to make something entirely new.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1069710\" src=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Erasure-Type-Poems.jpg\" alt=\"Erasure Type Poems\" width=\"848\" height=\"1384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Erasure-Type-Poems.jpg 848w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Erasure-Type-Poems-184x300.jpg 184w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Erasure-Type-Poems-539x880.jpg 539w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Erasure-Type-Poems-768x1253.jpg 768w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Erasure-Type-Poems-18x30.jpg 18w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Erasure-Type-Poems-46x75.jpg 46w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Erasure-Type-Poems-67x110.jpg 67w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Erasure-Type-Poems-98x160.jpg 98w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Erasure-Type-Poems-306x500.jpg 306w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Erasure-Type-Poems-31x50.jpg 31w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Erasure-Type-Poems-61x100.jpg 61w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Erasure-Type-Poems-123x200.jpg 123w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Erasure-Type-Poems-610x996.jpg 610w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Erasure-Type-Poems-150x245.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #202122;\">Example of erasure poetry published in <\/span><span style=\"color: #202122;\"><i>Army Time<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #202122;\"> (2015);\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Blackout_Poetry_PTSD_Veteran_Suicides_(17101138862).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Michael Anthony<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CC BY 2.0<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>These poems, in recent years, can often be found on places like Twitter, where someone will back out words from tweets to create a new message. While those engaging in this may not think of it as poetry, it can be seen as a form of it. The earliest examples of this are the erasure poems of Doris Cross, but she is not particularly well known, and erasure poetry does not have any immensely big names, although there are cases like <em>Radi Os<\/em> by Ronald Johnson (which erases parts of <em>Paradise Lost<\/em> by John Milton to create something new).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Free Verse Poetry<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Place of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Era of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Late-19<sup>th<\/sup> century<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Number of Lines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Any<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Rhyme Scheme<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Any<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Famous Example<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Daddy <\/em>by Sylvia Plath<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Free verse poetry tends to be associated with more contemporary types of poems, but this association is not necessarily entirely true, although it is a newer form. The basic idea behind free verse poetry is that there are no rules. A free verse poem does not need to have a particular structure, rhyme scheme, meter, or anything else that one may generally associate with poetry. It is a free form of poetry that allows the poet to create their own rules.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1069712\" src=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Free-Verse-Types-of-Poems.jpg\" alt=\"Free Verse types of Poems\" width=\"848\" height=\"957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Free-Verse-Types-of-Poems.jpg 848w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Free-Verse-Types-of-Poems-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Free-Verse-Types-of-Poems-780x880.jpg 780w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Free-Verse-Types-of-Poems-768x867.jpg 768w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Free-Verse-Types-of-Poems-27x30.jpg 27w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Free-Verse-Types-of-Poems-66x75.jpg 66w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Free-Verse-Types-of-Poems-97x110.jpg 97w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Free-Verse-Types-of-Poems-142x160.jpg 142w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Free-Verse-Types-of-Poems-443x500.jpg 443w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Free-Verse-Types-of-Poems-44x50.jpg 44w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Free-Verse-Types-of-Poems-89x100.jpg 89w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Free-Verse-Types-of-Poems-177x200.jpg 177w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Free-Verse-Types-of-Poems-610x688.jpg 610w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Free-Verse-Types-of-Poems-150x169.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><span style=\"font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #202122; font-size: 10pt;\"><i>The hours rise <\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #202122;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">up by e. e. cummings painted onto a building in Leiden, The Netherlands;\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Edward_Estlin_Cummings_-_The_hours_rise_-_Nieuwe_Rijn_36,_Leiden.JPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tubantia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>, via Wikimedia Common<\/em><\/span><em>s<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It is quite common for free verse poetry to mimic real-world language in some sense rather than sticking to a more stringent form of poetry that one may typically associate with more common forms of poetry like a sonnet. This means that some free verse poems, when read aloud, can sound like a piece of prose.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Some of the most famous examples of free verse poetry include experimental poetry like the work of e. e. cummings or more intimate forms like <em>Daddy<\/em> by Sylvia Plath.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Limerick Poetry<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Place of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">England<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Era of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Early-18<sup>th<\/sup> century<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Number of Lines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Five<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Rhyme Scheme<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">AABBA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Famous Example<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Hickory Dickory Dock<\/em> by an unknown writer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The limerick is often considered to be one of the more entertaining types of poems. The basic premise behind the limerick is that it is a short, single-stanza poem with a rhyme scheme of AABBA. The short length of the limerick has led to them being used in more trivial or humorous settings.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>It is especially common for the first four lines to serve as something of a setup while the final line delivers a comedic punchline.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1069714\" src=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Limerick-Type-Poem.jpg\" alt=\"Limerick Type Poem\" width=\"1001\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Limerick-Type-Poem.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Limerick-Type-Poem-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Limerick-Type-Poem-880x462.jpg 880w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Limerick-Type-Poem-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Limerick-Type-Poem-30x16.jpg 30w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Limerick-Type-Poem-75x39.jpg 75w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Limerick-Type-Poem-110x58.jpg 110w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Limerick-Type-Poem-160x84.jpg 160w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Limerick-Type-Poem-500x262.jpg 500w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Limerick-Type-Poem-50x26.jpg 50w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Limerick-Type-Poem-100x52.jpg 100w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Limerick-Type-Poem-200x105.jpg 200w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Limerick-Type-Poem-610x320.jpg 610w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Limerick-Type-Poem-150x79.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #202122;\">Plaque inscribed with a limerick poem at the corner of O&#8217;Donnell Street and Glentworth Street in Limerick, Ireland;\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Limerick_on_the_walls_of_Limerick.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sheila1988<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While there may be examples of more serious limericks, they are certainly not the most famous of them all, and individual limericks are also generally not all that well known. However, limericks are prominently used for their fun rhyme scheme and structure for children-oriented nursery rhymes, such as Hickory Dickory Dock (although this particular example makes use of limericks throughout its stanzas).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Lyric Poetry<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Place of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Ancient Greece<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Era of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Early-7<sup>th<\/sup> century BCE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Number of Lines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Any<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Rhyme Scheme<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Any<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Famous Example<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>The Heart Asks Pleasure First <\/em>by Emily Dickinson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The lyric poem is another of the oldest types of poems structured, most commonly, around feelings. The lyric poem is, quite often, a short poem that makes use of a musical quality. However, these poems are more focused on a rhythm than any kind of rhyme scheme or necessary structure. In addition, as they share a lineage with other ancient Greek forms like the epic, it is worth noting that the lyrical form does not focus on a narrative.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The focus on feelings over a narrative has contributed to the lyric poem having a strong influence on contemporary music, and as the musical term \u201clyrics\u201d comes from this form of poetry, that influence does make some degree of sense. <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>One of the most famous examples of lyric poetry is <em>The Heart Asks Pleasure First<\/em> by Emily Dickinson.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1069716\" src=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Famous-Lyric-Type-Poem.jpg\" alt=\"Famous Lyric Type Poem\" width=\"848\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Famous-Lyric-Type-Poem.jpg 848w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Famous-Lyric-Type-Poem-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Famous-Lyric-Type-Poem-768x723.jpg 768w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Famous-Lyric-Type-Poem-30x28.jpg 30w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Famous-Lyric-Type-Poem-75x71.jpg 75w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Famous-Lyric-Type-Poem-110x104.jpg 110w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Famous-Lyric-Type-Poem-160x151.jpg 160w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Famous-Lyric-Type-Poem-500x471.jpg 500w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Famous-Lyric-Type-Poem-50x47.jpg 50w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Famous-Lyric-Type-Poem-100x94.jpg 100w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Famous-Lyric-Type-Poem-200x188.jpg 200w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Famous-Lyric-Type-Poem-610x574.jpg 610w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Famous-Lyric-Type-Poem-150x141.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #202122;\"><i>So Get Up<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #202122;\"> lyric collage by Ithaka Darin Pappas (1992);\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:So_Get_Up_lyric_collage_by_Ithaka_Darin_Pappas.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IthakaDarinPappas<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Narrative Poetry<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Place of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Ancient Sumer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Era of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">2500 BCE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Number of Lines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Any<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Rhyme Scheme<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Any<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Famous Example<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>The Road Not Taken<\/em> by Robert Frost<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Narrative poetry is a very broad label in terms of the many poem styles in the world. Narrative poetry is more of an all-encompassing term that allows other forms of poetry to fall under it. For instance, epic poetry is a form of narrative poetry. The narrative poem has its earliest origins in the prehistoric oral tradition, but the earliest instances of it being recorded put this form as one of the oldest types of poetry.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Narrative poetry, as the name suggests, is a form of poetry that focuses on telling a story of some kind. This means that it has variable length and structure. <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1069718\" src=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Example-of-Narrative-Poetry.jpg\" alt=\"Example of Narrative Poetry\" width=\"848\" height=\"1005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Example-of-Narrative-Poetry.jpg 848w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Example-of-Narrative-Poetry-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Example-of-Narrative-Poetry-743x880.jpg 743w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Example-of-Narrative-Poetry-768x910.jpg 768w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Example-of-Narrative-Poetry-25x30.jpg 25w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Example-of-Narrative-Poetry-63x75.jpg 63w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Example-of-Narrative-Poetry-93x110.jpg 93w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Example-of-Narrative-Poetry-135x160.jpg 135w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Example-of-Narrative-Poetry-422x500.jpg 422w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Example-of-Narrative-Poetry-42x50.jpg 42w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Example-of-Narrative-Poetry-84x100.jpg 84w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Example-of-Narrative-Poetry-169x200.jpg 169w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Example-of-Narrative-Poetry-610x723.jpg 610w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Example-of-Narrative-Poetry-150x178.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #202122;\">Writing tablet inscribed with lines 468-473, Book I of Homer&#8217;s <\/span><span style=\"color: #202122;\"><i>Iliad<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #202122;\"> in Greek. From Egypt (400-500 CE);\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Detail._Wooden_board_inscribed_in_ink_with_lines_468-473,_Book_I_of_Homer%27s_Iliad._Roman_Egypt._On_display_at_the_British_Museum.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is no actual definitive rhyme scheme or meter for the narrative poem, and a narrative poem could, therefore, be any other type of poetry. For instance, one could tell a narrative within a sonnet, and that would lead that sonnet to also be an example of narrative poetry. The most ancient of all the known narrative poems are those like the <em>Epic of Gilgamesh<\/em>, which is thousands of years old and very long. However, one could also see something like Robert Frost\u2019s <em>The Road Not Taken<\/em> as a far shorter example of narrative poetry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Ode Poetry<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Place of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Ancient Greece<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Era of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Around 500 BCE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Number of Lines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Any<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Rhyme Scheme<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Any<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Famous Example<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Ode to a Nightingale <\/em>by John Keats<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The ode is one of the oldest forms of poetry ever created, and they are also some of the most well-known forms of poetry. The basic idea behind an ode is that it is a poem in dedication to something.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>An ode is quite similar to an elegy, but while an elegy focuses on a poetic object (often a person) through a sorrowful and generally mournful lens, the ode is a celebration, a tribute, or a song of praise.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1069720\" src=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ode-Type-Poetry.jpg\" alt=\"Ode Type Poetry\" width=\"848\" height=\"1427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ode-Type-Poetry.jpg 848w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ode-Type-Poetry-178x300.jpg 178w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ode-Type-Poetry-523x880.jpg 523w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ode-Type-Poetry-768x1292.jpg 768w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ode-Type-Poetry-18x30.jpg 18w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ode-Type-Poetry-45x75.jpg 45w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ode-Type-Poetry-65x110.jpg 65w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ode-Type-Poetry-95x160.jpg 95w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ode-Type-Poetry-297x500.jpg 297w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ode-Type-Poetry-30x50.jpg 30w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ode-Type-Poetry-59x100.jpg 59w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ode-Type-Poetry-119x200.jpg 119w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ode-Type-Poetry-610x1026.jpg 610w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ode-Type-Poetry-150x252.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #202122;\"><i>Ode to Pomegranate and Melon Vine<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #202122;\"> poem by Wang Ao and painting by Shen Zhou (c. 1506-1509);\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Shen_Zhou_(painting)_and_Wang_Ao_(poem)._Ode_to_Pomegranate_and_Melon_Vine._Detroit_Institute_of_Arts.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Shen Zhou (painting) and Wang Ao (poem)<\/a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Odes do not need to make use of a particular form, rhyme scheme, or meter, but they are generally formal in tone. Additionally, they are particularly ancient and can be found throughout ancient Greek sources, and the traditional form of the ode was set to music. Some of the most famous include poems such as <em>Ode to a Nightingale<\/em> by John Keats. However, one could also point towards some instances of contemporary music as following the tradition of the ode to some extent.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Prose Poetry<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Place of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Germany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Era of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Early-19<sup>th<\/sup> century<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Number of Lines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Any<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Rhyme Scheme<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Any<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Famous Example<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Spring Day <\/em>by Amy Lowell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Prose poetry is a relatively recent form of poetry as it only originated in the 19<sup>th<\/sup> century. This may appear old in general terms, but as a type of poetry like the epic is thousands of years old, the prose poem is practically a child in comparison.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The basic premise behind the prose poem is that it combines elements of both prose and poetry. This can mean that it makes use of standard prose structures and may look like a paragraph of text at first glance, but it will use poetic techniques, such as rhyme, meter, alliteration, and so on.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There are instances of actual prose that also make use of more poetic forms, such as some of the work of Herta M\u00fcller, like <em>The Passport<\/em>. However, that is a novel that uses poetic forms rather than a poem that uses prose forms. Something like <em>Spring Day<\/em> by Amy Lowell includes a few segments that are examples of prose poetry. The father of the Beat Movement, Jack Kerouac developed a style he called &#8220;spontaneous prose&#8221; that drew on the principles of prose poetry as spontaneous and devoid of edits.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1069722\" src=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Prose-Poetry-Types.jpg\" alt=\"Prose Poetry Types\" width=\"848\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Prose-Poetry-Types.jpg 848w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Prose-Poetry-Types-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Prose-Poetry-Types-768x602.jpg 768w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Prose-Poetry-Types-30x24.jpg 30w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Prose-Poetry-Types-75x59.jpg 75w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Prose-Poetry-Types-110x86.jpg 110w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Prose-Poetry-Types-160x125.jpg 160w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Prose-Poetry-Types-500x392.jpg 500w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Prose-Poetry-Types-50x39.jpg 50w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Prose-Poetry-Types-100x78.jpg 100w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Prose-Poetry-Types-200x157.jpg 200w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Prose-Poetry-Types-610x478.jpg 610w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Prose-Poetry-Types-150x118.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #202122;\">Memorial plaque to Jack Kerouac with an excerpt from his book <\/span><span style=\"color: #202122;\"><i>On the Road<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #202122;\"> in San Francisco&#8217;s Chinatown;\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:The_air_was_soft_the_stars_so_fine_the_promise_of_every_cobbled_alley_so_great_by_Jack_Kerouac_-_Jack_Kerouac_Alley.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Goodshoped35110s<\/a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Sestina Poetry<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Place of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Era of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">12<sup>th<\/sup> century<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Number of Lines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Rhyme Scheme<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">ABCDEF<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Famous Example<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Six Bad Poets <\/em>by Christopher Reid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Sestina poetry is an extremely precise form of poetry that makes use of an extremely complex form. It makes use of six stanzas, which are all made up of six lines, and this is then followed up with a concluding stanza of three lines. This brings the full poem length to 39 lines. However, the first stanza serves as a template for the rest, as the last word of each of those first six lines is then used as the last word of each line in every other stanza, but the order of the ending words follows a set pattern that rotates.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>This is an extremely complex type of poetry, and the pattern in which the end words are used is known as <em>Retrogradatio cruciate<\/em>. There is a particular mathematical formula for the arrangement of the words. <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1069724\" src=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Sestina-Type-Poetic-Structure.jpg\" alt=\"Sestina Type Poetic Structure\" width=\"848\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Sestina-Type-Poetic-Structure.jpg 848w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Sestina-Type-Poetic-Structure-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Sestina-Type-Poetic-Structure-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Sestina-Type-Poetic-Structure-30x17.jpg 30w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Sestina-Type-Poetic-Structure-75x41.jpg 75w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Sestina-Type-Poetic-Structure-110x61.jpg 110w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Sestina-Type-Poetic-Structure-160x88.jpg 160w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Sestina-Type-Poetic-Structure-500x277.jpg 500w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Sestina-Type-Poetic-Structure-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Sestina-Type-Poetic-Structure-100x55.jpg 100w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Sestina-Type-Poetic-Structure-200x111.jpg 200w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Sestina-Type-Poetic-Structure-610x337.jpg 610w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Sestina-Type-Poetic-Structure-150x83.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #202122;\">Diagram of the algorithm for ordering repeated words in a sestina;\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Sestina_system_alt.svg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Phil wink<\/a>, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A good example of this form is <em>Six Bad Poets<\/em> by Christopher Reid. A poem style like this is generally not recommended for those who are new to writing poetry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Sonnet Poetry<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Place of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Italy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Era of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">13<sup>th<\/sup> century<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Number of Lines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Rhyme Scheme<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">ABBA CDCD EFEF GG or ABBAABBA CDECDE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Famous Example<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer\u2019s Day<\/em> by William Shakespeare<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The sonnet is probably the most famous poem in the English language even though it does not have its origins in England at all. The earliest sonnets were found in Italy, but the English form has since become immensely famous in the tradition of English poetry because it was the most common form that William Shakespeare made use of when he was writing his many poems.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The basic structure of the sonnet entails the use of fourteen lines arranged around a specific rhyme scheme. The most common of those rhyme schemes are the Shakespearean sonnet and the Petrarchan sonnet. <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sonnets are often based around love, but this is not always necessarily the case. There are also other sonnet rhyme schemes, but the two that have been mentioned are the most famous of them all.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1069726\" src=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Famous-Sonnet-Type-Poems.jpg\" alt=\"Famous Sonnet Type Poems\" width=\"848\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Famous-Sonnet-Type-Poems.jpg 848w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Famous-Sonnet-Type-Poems-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Famous-Sonnet-Type-Poems-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Famous-Sonnet-Type-Poems-30x19.jpg 30w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Famous-Sonnet-Type-Poems-75x47.jpg 75w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Famous-Sonnet-Type-Poems-110x69.jpg 110w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Famous-Sonnet-Type-Poems-160x100.jpg 160w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Famous-Sonnet-Type-Poems-500x312.jpg 500w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Famous-Sonnet-Type-Poems-50x31.jpg 50w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Famous-Sonnet-Type-Poems-100x62.jpg 100w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Famous-Sonnet-Type-Poems-200x125.jpg 200w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Famous-Sonnet-Type-Poems-610x381.jpg 610w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Famous-Sonnet-Type-Poems-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #202122;\"><i>On the Sonnet<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #202122;\"> by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1880);\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Rossetti_on_sonnet,_1880.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dante Gabriel Rossetti<\/a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Villanelle Poetry<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Place of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Era of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">16<sup>th<\/sup> century<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Number of Lines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Rhyme Scheme<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">ABA and ABAA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Famous Example<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night <\/em>by Dylan Thomas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Villanelles are another complex form of French poetry, and they are made up of a nineteen-line structure in which there are five tercets and an ending quatrain.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1069727\" src=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Villanelle-Poem-Type-Rhyming-Scheme.jpg\" alt=\"Villanelle Poem Type Rhyming Scheme\" width=\"848\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Villanelle-Poem-Type-Rhyming-Scheme.jpg 848w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Villanelle-Poem-Type-Rhyming-Scheme-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Villanelle-Poem-Type-Rhyming-Scheme-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Villanelle-Poem-Type-Rhyming-Scheme-30x21.jpg 30w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Villanelle-Poem-Type-Rhyming-Scheme-75x51.jpg 75w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Villanelle-Poem-Type-Rhyming-Scheme-110x75.jpg 110w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Villanelle-Poem-Type-Rhyming-Scheme-160x110.jpg 160w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Villanelle-Poem-Type-Rhyming-Scheme-500x343.jpg 500w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Villanelle-Poem-Type-Rhyming-Scheme-50x34.jpg 50w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Villanelle-Poem-Type-Rhyming-Scheme-100x69.jpg 100w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Villanelle-Poem-Type-Rhyming-Scheme-200x137.jpg 200w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Villanelle-Poem-Type-Rhyming-Scheme-610x419.jpg 610w, https:\/\/acrylgiessen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Villanelle-Poem-Type-Rhyming-Scheme-150x103.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #202122;\">Visual representation of the structure and rhyme scheme of a villanelle;\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Villanelle.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">3wnos<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CC BY 4.0<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The tercets, which are three-line stanzas, make use of an ABA rhyme scheme while the final quatrain makes use of an ABAA rhyme scheme. <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>However, that is not everything. The true complexity of the form comes from its repetitive nature. The villanelle form entails lines 1, 6, 12, and 18 being repeated while lines 3, 9, 15, and 19 are also repeated. This means that the refrains need to be significant in some sense. Perhaps the most famous example of a villanelle is <em>Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night<\/em> by Dylan Thomas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>There are many different types of poems in this world that we all share with one another, and this article has examined only fifteen of those poem styles. There are many more that we did not examine, but we have looked at some of the most prominent types of poems with examples. Hopefully, you have learned about a few of the lesser-known types of poetry, but there are many other forms that were not included in this list. They too are worthy of our time and attention, so if you get a chance, see what else there is to read in this world of ours!<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content-asset videofit\"><iframe title=\"What makes a poem \u2026 a poem? - Melissa Kovacs\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JwhouCNq-Fc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>What Is a Poem?<\/h3>\n<p>A poem is a type of creative writing that, generally, makes use of a specific dedication to language. There are many different types of poems, and defining what a poem actually is can be a rather difficult thing. This is why we generally define many literary forms by what they are not. A poem is, therefore, not a piece of prose or dramatic writing. Some of the most common characteristics of poetry are rhythm, rhyme, and meter. However, a poem does not need to make use of any of these characteristics.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>How Many Types of Poetry Exist?<\/h3>\n<p>This is an impossible question to answer because there are countless types of poems in our world. Many of them are still being created. For instance, while narrative poetry may be thousands of years old, erasure poetry is only a few decades old. New types of poetry are constantly being developed and iterated on, and some types of poems were even created by individual people and have since become their own poem styles that are replicated repeatedly. Perhaps a new type of poetry will be invented today. Who knows?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>What Is the Most Famous Type of Poem?<\/h3>\n<p>Fame is based on location and subjectivity, but in the English-speaking world, it is quite likely that the sonnet is the most famous type of poem structure. The sonnet makes use of a fourteen-line structure and there are a few different types of sonnets that make use of different rhyme schemes. However, the reason for the fame of the sonnet in English is likely because it was the preferred poetic form that William Shakespeare adopted.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>What Is the Oldest Type of Poem?<\/h3>\n<p>Narrative poetry is likely the oldest type of poem, and within the narrative poetry tradition, the epic poem is likely the oldest. These poems date back further than ancient Greece, although many of the most famous examples of epic poetry are ancient Greek. For instance, the works of Homer are some of the oldest examples of this particular type of poetry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>What Is the Longest Type of Poem?<\/h3>\n<p>Any poem that does not make use of a specific line count could, theoretically, be extended into a very long poem. However, the longest poems are generally narrative epic poetry. The longest of them all is the Mah\u0101bh\u0101rata. This ancient Indian poem has over 200,000 lines and 1.8 million words. This makes it significantly longer than the Christian Bible or all the works of Shakespeare combined. Therefore, it is a rather long poem!<\/p>\n<span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; There are many types of poems out in the big wide world, and they are all deserving of some level of attention. This article will examine fifteen different poem styles to give a quick glimpse into the larger overall world of poetry. 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