| A | B | 
| Haiku | a japanese poem with three lines, the 1st line has 5 syllabals,line 2 has 7 syllabels,and line 3 has 5 syllabels,usually about nature. | 
| Limerick | humorous poem with 5 lines with a ryhme scheme of aabba | 
| Free Verse | A poem with no rhyme and no rhythm | 
| Blank Verse | A poem with rhythm but no rhyme. | 
| Ode | A long lyric poem deep in feeling uses of poetic devices. | 
| Ballad | Poem that tells a story. | 
| Elegy | A poem expressing the poets feeling about the death of a famus person. | 
| Couplet | A 2 line poem. | 
| Quatrain | A 4 line poem or stanza. | 
| Sonnet | A 14 line poem about a persons feelings. | 
| Lyric | A short poem expressing feelings like love. | 
| Concrete | A shape poem. | 
| Epic | A long story poem about the exploits(adventures) of a hero. |