A tanka is another form of Japanese poems, like the haiku. It is also called waka or uta. Tanka means a short song. It is an unrhymed Japanese verse form of five lines containing five, seven, five, seven, and seven ...

A haiku is traditionally a Japanese poem consisting of three short lines that do not rhyme. The origins of haiku poems can be traced in the 13th century. The haiku is considered to be more than a type of poem because ...

A limerick is a humorous, nonsensical poem that contains five lines with a specific rhyme scheme of AA BB A. Limerick poetry is also often referred to as nonsense poetry and it is typically used for fun and entertaining events. ...

An epitaph is from Greek term “epitaphios” which means “a funeral oration.” In literature, it is a short-written tribute in poetry or prose in memory of deceased person. Epitaph can also be defined as: an inscription on a gravestone in ...

Etymologically the term elegy derived from the Greek word “elegus” which means a song of bereavement sung along with a flute. In literature, an elegy is a poem of serious reflection, which typically mourns the loss of someone who has ...