The Poetry Gallery - Resource for Poets elcome to Deanna's Poetry Gallery. Poetry is a language used in a special way. Its words form patterns of verse, of sound, and of thought that appeal strongly to the imagination. Types of poetry include lyric, dramatic, and narrative.
Lyric poems are usually short, and have a songlike quality.
An expression of personal reactions such as sight, sound, feelings, and what is thought is also involved. Narrative poems that tell a story and are usually rather long. The poet suggests the setting, characters, and events giving them meaning. Epics and ballads are among the foremost kinds of narrative poetry. Poetry is one of the most expressive ways of writing because it is an insight to the soul and can represent any emotion, including love, hatred, happiness, jealousy, and so forth.