Short poems are a type of literature that are usually composed of a few lines and often have a rhyming pattern. Lays are short poems that are usually written in a narrative style, while RHYMES are poems that have a repeating pattern of sounds. Rondels and Odelets are two types of short poems that are similar in structure, with the main difference being that Rondels have two RHYMES throughout the poem, while Odelets have three.