Lyric Poetry is a form of poetry which expresses personal emotions or feelings, typically spoken in the

first person.
Haiku poetry is a very short form of Japanese poetry.

A form of Japanese poetry. A haiku expresses a single feeling or impressionand contains three unrhy
med lines of five, seven, and five syllables,respectively. It is typically characterised by three qualities:

The essence of haiku is "cutting" (kiru).[1] This is often represented by the juxtaposition of two
images or ideas and a kireji ("cutting word") between them,[2] a kind of verbal punctuation mark
which signals the moment of separation and colors the manner in which the juxtaposed elements
are related.

Traditional haiku consist of 17 on (also known as morae), in three phrases of 5, 7 and

5 on respectively.[3]

A kigo (seasonal reference), usually drawn from a saijiki, an extensive but defined list of such
words.

Concrete or shape poetry is poetry in which the typographical arrangement of words is as important in
conveying the intended effect as the conventional elements of the poem, such as meaning of words,
rhythm, rhyme and so on.
It is sometimes referred to as visual poetry, a term that has evolved to have distinct meaning of its own,
but which shares the distinction of being poetry in which the visual elements are as important as the
text.
A limerick is a form of poetry,[1] especially one in five-line anapestic meter with a strict rhyme
scheme (AABBA), which is sometimes obscene with humorous intent. The first, second and fifth lines
are usually longer than the third and fourth.

Lewis Carroll ((18321898)was the pen name of Charles L. Dodgson, author of

the children's classics "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the
Looking-Glass. The eldest boy in a family of 11 children, Carroll was rather adept at
entertaining himself and his siblings. His father, a clergyman, raised them in the rectory.
As a boy, Carroll excelled in mathematics and won many academic prizes. At age 20, he
was awarded a studentship (called a scholarship in other colleges) to Christ College.
Apart from serving as a lecturer in mathematics, he was an avid photographer and wrote
essays, political pamphlets and poetry. "The Hunting of the Snark" displays his
wonderful ability in the genre of literary nonsense.

Edgar Allan Poe Biography

Writer (18091849)

American writer, critic and editor Edgar Allan Poe is famous for his tales
and poems of horror and mystery, including The Raven. Born January 19,
1809, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. American short-story writer, poet, critic, and
editor Edgar Allan Poe's tales of mystery and horror initiated the modern
detective story, and the atmosphere in his tales of horror is unrivaled in American
fiction. His The Raven (1845) numbers among the best-known poems in national
literature.In late 1830s, Poe published Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque, a
collection of stories. It contained several of his most spine-tingling tales,
including "The Fall of the House of Usher," "Ligeia" and "William Wilson." Poe
launched the new genre of detective fiction with 1841's "The Murders in the Rue
Morgue." A writer on the rise, he won a literary prize in 1843 for "The Gold Bug,"
a suspenseful tale of secret codes and hunting treasure.
Poe became a literary sensation in 1845 with the publication of the poem "The
Raven." It is considered a great American literary work and one of the best of
Poe's career. In the work, Poe explored some of his common themesdeath
and loss. An unknown narrator laments the demise of his great love Lenore. That
same year, he found himself under attack for his stinging criticisms of his fellow
poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Poe claimed that Longfellow, a widely
popular literary figure, was a plagiarist, and this written assault on Longfellow
created a bit of backlash for Poe.
Continuing work in different forms, Poe examined his own methodology and
writing in general in several essays, including "The Philosophy of Composition,"
"The Poetic Principle" and "The Rationale of Verse." He also produced another
thrilling tale, "The Cask of Amontillado," and poems such as "Ulalume" and "The
Bells."

Mary ONeil 1908 began writing to entertain her family as she grew up in a small
town near Cleveland,Ohio.She kept her interest in writing even while making a career
in advertising.When her own children grew up, she published many stories and poems
for young people.One of her best loved books is Words,Words,Words(1966).
Robert Frost (March 26, 1874 January 29, 1963) was an American poet. His work was initially
published in England before it was published in America. He is highly regarded for his realistic
depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech.[2] His work frequently employed
settings from rural life in New England in the early twentieth century, using them to examine complex
social and philosophical themes. One of the most popular and critically respected American poets of the
twentieth century,[3]Frost was honored frequently during his lifetime, receiving four Pulitzer Prizes for

Poetry. He became one of America's rare "public literary figures, almost an artistic institution." [3] He was
awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1960 for his poetical works. On July 22, 1961, Frost was
named Poet laureate of Vermont.His poem that describe and comment on a rural scene or event are
among his most popular ,and among these ,,Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening is one of his
best.