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All Types Of Poems
The different Types of Poems.
Ted Glines and Wendy Cooper, contributing members and moderators on our FFP Poetry Forums, have composed a few Tutorials and How To Guides for some of the more popular Forms of poetry.
Sonnet- a short rhyming poem with 14 lines.
Limerick- a five-line witty poem with a distinctive rhythm.
Haiku– This ancient form of poem writing is renowned for its small size as well as the precise punctuation and syllables needed on its three lines. It is of ancient Asian origin
Epic- a lengthy narrative poem in grand language celebrating the adventures and accomplishments of a legendary or conventional hero
Couplet- two lines of verse which rhyme and form a unit alone or as part of a poem
| # | Poem | Subcategory | Votes | Rating |
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| 1 | Santa.. Please Give My Dad Back | Not a Poem | 16 | 4.44 |
| 2 | The Ingredients Of A Memorable Night | Fantasy Poems | 27 | 4.41 |
| 3 | Peaceful? | Fantasy Poems | 22 | 4.32 |
| 4 | A Lonely Dragon | Fantasy Poems | 21 | 4.24 |
| 5 | Murder Of Love | Metaphor Poems | 43 | 4.19 |
| 6 | Secrets | Poems | 32 | 4.16 |
| 7 | The Dream | Poems | 20 | 4.1 |
| 8 | Love Is | Metaphor Poems | 95 | 4.07 |
| 9 | Vet | Short Poems | 37 | 4 |
| 10 | Lonely Nights | Poems | 26 | 3.96 |
| 11 | Spring | Haiku Poems | 22 | 3.86 |
| 12 | The Voices Inside | Poems | 18 | 3.83 |
| 13 | Snowman | Short Poems | 14 | 3.79 |
| 14 | Power Girl | Fantasy Poems | 12 | 3.75 |
| 15 | Companionship | Metaphor Poems | 23 | 3.7 |
| 16 | Someday | Short Poems | 63 | 3.63 |
| 17 | It's A Poem | Poems | 35 | 3.57 |
| 18 | The Magic Box | Fantasy Poems | 17 | 3.53 |
| 19 | That Feeling Of Forever. | Short Poems | 29 | 3.52 |
| 20 | Clouds | Poems | 12 | 3.5 |
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This section is for poetry that falls in the realm of fantasy. The genre of fantasy is an opportunity to dream of reality as we might like it to be. It may leave the reader wondering if this fantasy is possible or whether it bears any resemblance to the real world. However, there are no limits to the possibilities that our imaginations can conjure. Each of these thoughts that are put on paper, although lacking an objective truth, tell us a truth about the human condition.
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This ancient form of poem writing is renowned for its small size as well as the precise punctuation and syllables needed on its three lines. It is of ancient Japanese origin. It contains 17 syllables in 3 lines of five, seven, five. Haiku poems are typically about nature and usually about a specific season. Writing a haiku requires intense effort but the poem is well worth it. It is easy to feel a sense of perfection when viewing a perfectly formed Haiku.
For more about the Haiku visit the the FFP Poetry Forums - Poetic Form and Technique - The Haiku |
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People have been writing in metaphor since the birth of mankind. Metaphor is a way to get around censorship as well as to help us see truths that we may not be able to face if they were stated plainly. It is a way to accentuate beauty as well as pain through this medium of the unstated comparison. When you are reading an appropriate metaphor you are immediately drawn between the truth of the comparison that is being alluded to. The ability to understand metaphoric language opens the key to poetry of tremendous beauty
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A short poem may be a stylistic choice or it may be that you have said what you intended to say in a more concise way. Either way, they differ stylistically from a long poem in that there tends to be more care in word choice. Since there are fewer words people tend to spend more time on choosing a word that fits the subject to perfection. Because of this meticulous attitude, writing a short poem is often more tedious than writing a long poem.
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