Here are the form of Literature , the Poetry , Short Story , Essay , and Drama , let me discuss first what Poetry all aboutPoetry is the literature that is written in verse and emphasizes the Rhythmic use of words to create imagery , Works of poetry are called poems , A person who writes poetry is called a poet , Poetry is a major form of literaturePoetry is a type of literature typically written in verse that uses figurative language, or language that can have different meanings from what is literally said, to give multiple shades of meaning to a word or a phrase. Examples of structured poetic forms include haikus, limericks, and sonnetsin poetry there are some techniques in reading , Read the poem twice in the row , take note of what you notice , the second time that wasn't so apparent in your first reading , don't skip over unfamiliar words , notice point of view , lastly read the poem one more time and this time read it a loudElements of Poetry , Alliteration , Rhyme ,Rhythm , Onomatopoeia , Simile , Metaphor , Stanza , Free verse , Meter Imagery Assonancenext is the Short Story ,Short Story is a piece of fiction that has limited number of words , and only a few character and one theme Ex: The gift of the Magi , A short story is a work of prose fiction that can be read in one sitting—usually between 20 minutes to an hourshort story, brief fictional prose narrative that is shorter than a novel and that usually deals with only a few characters. The short story is usually concerned with a single effect conveyed in only one or a few significant episodes or scenes.The elements of Short Story , Character , Setting , Theme , Conflict , Plot , Plot Diagram , Expositionnext is the Essay , an analytic, interpretative, or critical literary composition usually much shorter and less systematic and formal than a dissertation or thesis and usually dealing with its subject from a limited and often personal point of viewEssay , A piece of writing that is written to convince some one of something or to simply inform the reader about a particular topicthere are Types and Elements in essay