There are more than 50 types of poetry so it's quite difficult to enlist all of them here. However, some of the most famous types are given below.

● Acrostic
Poetry that certain letters, usually the first in each line form a word or message when read in a sequence.

● Ballad
A poem that tells a story similar to a folk tale or legend which often has a repeated refrain.

● Blank verse
A poem written in unrhymed iambic pentameter and is often unobtrusive.

● Burlesque
Poetry that treats a serious subject as humor. 

● Dramatic monologue
A type of poem which is spoken to a listener. The speaker addresses a specific topic while the listener unwittingly reveals details about him/herself.

● Elegy
A sad and thoughtful poem about the death of an individual.

● Epic
An extensive, serious poem that tells the story about a heroic figure.

~no examples since epics are very long~

● Free verse
Poetry written in either rhyme or unrhymed lines that have no set fixed metrical pattern.

● Ghazal
A short lyrical poem that arose in Urdu. It is between 5 and 15 couplets long. Each couplet contains its own poetic thought but is linked in rhyme that is established in the first couplet and continued in the second line of each pair. The lines of each couplet are equal in length. Themes are usually connected to love and romance. The closing signature often includes the poet's name or allusion to it.

● Haiku
A Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five morae, usually containing a season word.

● Idyll (Idyl)
Poetry that either depicts a peaceful, idealized country scene or a long poem telling a story about heroes of a bye gone age.

● Limerick
A short sometimes vulgar, humorous poem consisting of five anapestic lines. Lines 1, 2, and 5 have seven to ten syllables, rhyme and have the same verbal rhythm. The 3rd and 4th lines have five to seven syllables, rhyme and have the same rhythm.

● Narrative
A poem that tells a story.

● Ode
A lengthy lyric poem typically of a serious or meditative nature and having an elevated style and formal stanza structure.

● Pastoral
A poem that depicts rural life in a peaceful, romanticized way.

● Quatrain
A stanza or poem consisting of four lines. Lines 2 and 4 must rhyme while having a similar number of syllables.

● Rhyme
A rhyming poem has the repetition of the same or similar sounds of two or more words, often at the end of the line.

● Sonnet
A lyric poem that consists of 14 lines which usually have one or more conventional rhyme schemes.

● Tanka
A Japanese poem of five lines, the first and third composed of five syllables and the other seven.

Learning with examples has always been fun. Hasn't it? So, what's your favourite one? =)❤

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