Collection of poems. [Poem] - A verbal composition designed to convey experiences, ideas, or emotions in a vivid and imaginative way, characterized by the use of language chosen for its sound and suggestive power and by the use of literary techniques such as meter, metaphor, and rhyme.

Collection of proses. [Prose] - A verbal or written language that follows the natural flow of speech. It is the most common form of writing, used in both fiction and non-fiction.

Collection of haikus. [Haiku] - A specific type of Japanese poem which has 17 syllables divided into three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables. Haikus or haiku are typically written on the subject of nature.

Collection of tankas. [Tanka] - A classic form of Japanese poetry related to the haiku with five unrhymed lines of five, seven, five, seven, and seven syllables.

Collection of acrostics. [Acrostic] - A piece of writing in which a particular set of letters-typically the first letter of each line, word, or paragraph-spells out a word or phrase with special significance to the text. Acrostics are most commonly written as a form of poetry, but they can also be found in prose or used as word puzzles.

Collection of limericks. [Limerick] - A form of verse in five-line, predominantly anapestic meter with a strict rhyme scheme of AABBA, in which the first, second and fifth line rhyme, while the third and fourth lines are shorter and share a different rhyme.

Collection of couplets. [Couplet] - A two line poetry that follow each other and rhyme. Couplets also sometimes have the same meter, meaning the same number of beats or the same rhythm.

Collection of tercets. [Tercet] - A three line poetry, whether as a stanza or as a poem, rhymed or unrhymed, metered or unmetered.

Collection of quatrains. [Quatrain] - A series of four-lines that make one verse of a poem, known as a stanza. A quatrain can be its own poem or one section within a larger poem.

Collection of cinquains. [Cinquain] - An unrhymed, five-line poetic form defined by the number of syllables in each line-the first line has two syllables, the second has four, the third six, the fourth eight, and the fifth two. Line 1: Two syllables (a noun, the subject of the poem) Line 2: Four syllables (adjectives that describe the subject in line 1) Line 3: Six syllables (-ing action verbs-participles-that relate to the subject in line 1) Line 4: Eight syllables (a phrase or sentence that relates feelings about the subject in line 1) Line 5: Two syllables (a synonym for the subject in line 1 or a word that sums it up) Alternative Line 5 for older poets: Five words (a phrase or sentence that further relates feelings about the subject in line 1)