There are many types of poetry, some of them are diamante, limerick, cinquain and haiku.
Diamante is seven lines the word count is 1,2,3,4,3,2,1 and it compares and contrasts.
Limerick is normally humorous and it has five lines.
Cinquain five lines syllable count is 2,4,6,8,2, it describes something or tells an action or a feeling and it has a conclusion.
Haiku has three lines the first line has five syllables the middle line has seven syllables the last has five.
Diamante, limerick, cinquain and haiku are types of poems.