Ballads continue the oral tradition and are in excellent source of material for dramatization Narrative Verses tell a story. Humor is frequently employed. Story poems are among students' favorite poetic forms. For this reason, they provide an excellent way of capturing students' interest in poetry. Lyric Poems are rhythmic and melodic, evoking images and inspiring memorization.
Content is usually personal or descriptive.
Lyric poems are frequently the first poems students want to memorize because of their rhythm, beauty of language, and reflection of a poet's personal response to a topic. Sonnet Verses usually contain 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with an elaborate rhyme scheme. Sonnets are long enough to allow for development of thought, yet they require precision in language and form. For this reason, sonnets provide excellent examples of disciplined use of rhyme, rhythm, and imagery. Students are frequently surprised to learn that rhyme is not a requirement of poetry.