Types of Short Poems

Short Elegy Poems. Short Elegy Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short Elegy poems by PoetrySoup poets. Search the short Elegy poetry form by poem length and keyword.

Short Epic Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short Epic poems by PoetrySoup poets. Search the short Epic poetry form by poem length and keyword. Search the short Epic poetry form by poem length and keyword.

Short Free Verse Poems. Short Free Verse Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short Free Verse poems by PoetrySoup poets. Search the short Free Verse poetry form by poem length and keyword.

A haiku is traditionally a Japanese poem consisting of three short lines that do not rhyme. The origins of haiku poems can be traced back as far as the 9th century. A haiku is considered to be more than a type of poem; it is a way of looking at the physical world and seeing something deeper, like the very nature of existence.

Short Limerick Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short Limerick poems by PoetrySoup poets. Search the short Limerick poetry form by poem length and keyword.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616). English poet and playwright – Shakespeare is widely considered to be the greatest writer in the English language. He wrote 38 plays and 154 sonnets.

A terza rima is an Italian form of poetry first used by Dante Alighieri. A terza rima consists of stanzas of three lines (or tercets) usually in iambic pentameter. It follows an interlocking rhyming scheme, or chain rhyme.