Synonyms and antonyms of Types of poem in British Thesaurus

ballad (noun)

literature a long poem that tells a story

blank verse (noun)

a type of poetry that has a regular pattern of sounds but does not have lines that rhyme

cycle (noun)

literaturemusic a set of poems, songs, or pieces of music on a particular subject

ditty (noun)

often humorous a short simple song or poem

doggerel (noun)

bad poetry, or poetry that is intended to be funny rather than serious

elegy (noun)

a poem or other piece of writing expressing sadness, usually about someone’s death

epic (noun)

a long poem that tells a story about ancient people and gods

epic (adjective)

relating to the writing of epics

epigram (noun)

a short poem or sentence that expresses something such as a feeling or idea in a short and clever or funny way

free verse (noun)

a type of poetry that does not have a regular rhythm or rhyme

haiku (noun)

a short poem written in a traditional Japanese style

lament (noun)

literaturemusic a song, poem, piece of music etc in which sadness is expressed about a death or loss

lay (noun)

literary a poem or song

limerick (noun)

a humorous poem with five lines

lyric (noun)

literature a short poem that expresses feelings in a direct way, like a song

nursery rhyme (noun)

a short poem or song for young children

ode (noun)

a poem written for or about a particular person, thing, or event

poem (noun)

a piece of writing using beautiful or unusual language arranged in fixed lines that have a particular beat and often rhyme

psalm (noun)

a song or poem that praises God, especially one from the Book of Psalms in the Bible

rhyme (noun)

a short poem, often for children, that has lines ending in the same sound

rime (noun)

an old spelling of ‘rhyme’

sonnet (noun)

a type of poem with 14 lines and regular rhymes

threnody (noun)

literary a sad poem, speech, or song

verse (noun)

formal poetry, especially poetry with a regular pattern