different types of poems

elegy

lamentational song or poem written in dedication to somebody; mournful; mentions attributes, accompishments; defined by emotions, not meters or form

ode

poem written in celebration or dedication; happier mood; praise; written about something temporary

pindaric ode: the strophe , the antistrophe and the epode

horation ode: homostrophic - one repeated stanza throughout

irregular ode: changes in form just as feelings change

eclogue

pastoral poems; dialogue between two pastors sharing concerns; generally lives of farmers

hymn

poem of devotion, written as prayer towards a deity or deities, or personoified subjects

limerick

comedic poem consisting of 5 lines with aabba rhymes; written in anapestic meter; have some sort of twist at the end

italian sonnet

petrachan sonnet; 14 lines; abba abba cdc cdc; iambic pentameter; defining feature is the volta, the turn of thought that arrives with line nine

shakespearian sonnet

elizabethan sonnet; 14 lines; iambic pentameter; abab cdcd efef gg; each stanza introduces a new angle perspective, ending couplet in the conclusion

spenserian sonnet

abab bcbc cdcd ee; love, beauty, and morality; 14 lines; chains the seperate stanzas into one