Verse form is a type of literature that is composed of lines of metrical writing. BALLADE is a French form of poetry with three stanzas and an envoy, usually with a repeating refrain. HAIKU is a Japanese form of poetry consisting of three lines with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern. Rondel is a French form of poetry with two rhymes and thirteen lines. SONNET is an Italian form of poetry with fourteen lines and a specific rhyme scheme. Triolet is a French form of poetry with eight lines and two rhymes. Rondeau is a French form of poetry with fifteen lines and two rhymes. POEM is a literary work written in verse. ODE is a lyric POEM with a serious subject and an elevated style. EPIC is a long narrative POEM about a heroic figure. ELEGY is a mournful POEM, usually written as a lament for the dead. EPODE is a Greek form of poetry with a three-part structure. METER is a rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. Sestina is a French form of poetry with six stanzas and a three-line envoy. Trimeter is a line of poetry with three metrical feet.