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  Cinquain
Clerihew
Ghazal
Haiku
Kyrielle
  Limerick
Pantoum
Rondeau, Rondel, and Rondelet
Sestina
Sonnet
  Terzanelle
Terza Rima
Triolet
Villanelle


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Epic Epigram Epyllion Free verse Ghazal Grook Haiku Heroic couplets Kimo Kyrielle Light Poetry Limerick Lyric Magi McWhirtle

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Narrative poetry Nonsense verse Ode Onegin stanza Ottava rima Pantoum Paradelle Pantun Quatrain Quatorzain Rapping Renga Rhyme royal Rondeau Rondel Roundel Rubaiyat

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Sapphics Senryu Sestina Sijo Song Sonnet SymmyS Tanka Tercet Terza rima Terzanelle Tetractys Villanelle Virelai ancien Virelai nouveau

Form Reports
Descriptions and examples of the kyrielle, terza rima, sapphics, the rondeau, the sonnet, the villanelle, and the sestina. From a course taught by Alberto Rios.

Poetry Pointers
A series of lessons on poetry by Al Rocheleau, including the sonnet, sestina, villanelle, and pantoum.

Poetry Forms and Terminology
A compendium of links to sites that define, explain, and give examples of a variety of poetic forms.

Suzie's Sanctuary - Poetry
Anthology by Suzanne Honour including different types of form poetry, including the cinquain, clerihew, haiku, kyrielle, rondeau, and villanelle.

Binary Tree Poems
An experimental poetic form in which half of the first line appears in the second line, and the other half of the first line appears in the third line.

Writing-World.com: Poetry
A collection of articles on writing poetry, including articles on such forms as the sestina, the sonnet, the triolet, and the villanelle.

Poetry at Ariadne's Web
Resources on writing poetry, including advice on writing Ghazals, Haiku, Pantoums, Sestinas, Sonnets, Triolets, and Villanelles.

Craft of Poetry
A course on writing poems in rhyme, meter, and inherited forms. Covers the sonnet, sestina, and villanelle, among others. Taught by Vince Gotera and Damon McLaughlin at the University of Northern Iowa.

Stepping Stones
Terzanelles and Villanelles by Erin A. Thomas.

Personality Quiz - What Poetry Form Am I?
A quiz of personal characteristics that leads to a humorous poem in one of several forms, including the cinquain, triolet, sonnet, and terza rima.






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