the first letter on each line spells a word, usually same as title

short narrative poems,originate from a wide range of subject matter; but most frequents from folk-lore or popular legends,suitable for singing

long narrative poem celebrating the adventures & acheivments of a great hero

short satirical poems ending with either a humorous retort or a stinging punchline

a breif poem inscribed on a tombstone praising a deceased person usually with rhyming lines

a story composed in verse or pose which usually has animals for characters and a stong moral emphasis

an unrhymed japanese verse, three unrhymed lines of 5,7,5 syllables in all

a rhymed humorous nonesense poem of five lines of Irish origin (rhyme scheme = aabba; syllable structure = 99669)

a poem praising and glorifying a person,place,or thing (such as a butterfly...hint,hint...)

directly states a comparison between two unlike thingswithout stating the comparison directly and without using like, as, resembles, or than

suggest a comparison between two unlike things without stating the comparison directly and without using like, as, resembles, or than