Acrostic style- it is where the first letter of each line spells a word,
using the same words of the title. Ballad style- a short ballad with stanzas of two or four lines. Clerihew style- a comic verse consisting of two couplets and a specific
rhyming scheme. Damante style- a seven lined contrast poem setup in a diamond shape. Epitaph style- a brief poem inscribed on a tombstone describing the
deceased. Free Verse- a irregular form of poetry free of rhyme. Haiku- a Japanese verse that is usually written in present tense and focuses
on nature Limerick style- is a rhymed humorous, five-lined type of poem. Monody- poem a person laments upon another's death. Monorhyme- a poem with all the lines have the same ending and they also
rhyme. An Ode- poem praising a person or place,thing. Palindrome- word, phrase, verse, sentence or poem that means the same forward
and backward. Pantoum-it consists of a series of quatrains rhyming in which the second and
fourth lines of the quartrain recur as the first and third lines in the succeeding
quatrain and each quatrain introduces a new second rhyme. Quatrain- a poem with four lines of verse in a rhyminig scheme. Shape poetry- poetry that takes a shape of the topic. Tongue Twister- lines that are hard to say fast. Villanelle- a 19 line poem with a very specific rhyming scheme.
I give credit for descriptions on all styles to Mr. Bernard Howe's site
Poetry From The
Heart:A very lovely website with pop-up examples of each style listed
above.
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