Based on Form:
* Narrative Poems: Tell a story, like epics, ballads, and metrical romances.
* Lyrical Poems: Express personal emotions and feelings, often musical in tone.
* Dramatic Poems: Present a dramatic situation through dialogue, like plays or monologues.
* Free Verse Poems: No set rhyme or rhythm, emphasis on natural speech patterns.
* Concrete Poems: The words are arranged visually on the page to create an image.
Based on Structure:
* Sonnet: 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with a specific rhyme scheme.
* Haiku: Three-line poem with a 5-7-5 syllable structure, usually about nature.
* Tanka: Five-line poem with a 5-7-5-7-7 syllable structure, often about love or beauty.
* Limerick: Five-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme (AABBA), often humorous.
* Ode: A lyric poem, often addressed to a specific person, object, or event.
* Villanelle: A 19-line poem with five tercets and a quatrain, repeating two rhymes and two refrains.
* Sestina: A 39-line poem with six stanzas of six lines each, followed by a three-line envoi. All stanzas have the same six words at the ends of the lines, but in six different permutations.
* Ballad: A narrative poem, often with a simple rhyme scheme and a refrain, often about love, death, or adventure.
Other Types:
* Epic Poem: A long narrative poem about heroic deeds and legendary events.
* Elegy: A poem mourning the death of a person or lamenting a loss.
* Pastoral Poem: A poem about rural life and simple pleasures.
* Didactic Poem: A poem intended to teach a moral lesson or provide information.
* Satire: A poem that uses humor and irony to criticize or ridicule.
This is just a small selection of the many types of poems that exist. It's important to note that these categories can overlap and there is a lot of flexibility in poetry.
If you are interested in learning more about a specific type of poem, feel free to ask me!