Poetry Styles

Named after Ogden Nash, Nashers are couplets (of any length) that feature comical rhymes, including wrenched rhymes (which occur when a word is deliberately mispronounced or its natural accent is shifted to force a...

An ovillejo is an old Spanish poem that's a bit like a fun riddle! Miguel de Cervantes, a famous writer, popularised this form around 1547-1616. The guidelines: A 10-line poem A 4-stanza poem. The first three...

Sticky I feel, sometimes smelly too, Not because I am fresh and brand new, Oil, paint, food and what not, Between fights I get caught, My buttons, sigh!! What all they go through!!!!   Photo by Piotr Cichosz on Unsplash

Echo verse is a poetic form that emphasises repetition within the structure of the poem. It deliberately repeats certain words, phrases, or sounds at specific intervals throughout the poem, creating a rhythmic and musical...

Air, chill, yet pleasant, Misty curtains envelop, Welcoming winters.

Eager I was to see the world, Which was rudely snatched away, Even before I could sway. My existence just whirled. Why weren't my arms unfurled? Answer me my mother, why did you betray? Why couldn't I just stay, With you,...

Darkness shrouds the vast sky as the clouds huddle up, Silence prevails as the wonderful night sets in.   A lone cricket buzzing, Or the bullfrog croaking, Through the eerie silence, sends shivers down the spine.   The lake... quiet, frozen With an...

Complete I feel with you, my dear, You are my brightest hue, my dear.   Your presence, the best catalyst I wish everyone knew, my dear.   Your breath, like waft of petrichor, Is always fresh, like new, my dear.   In your...