Poem – is a written or spoken composition that formulates a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience in language chosen and arranged to create a specific emotional response through meaning, sound, and rhythm.
Lyric poetry is especially song-like and emotional. Sonnets and odes are examples of poems that are lyrical in nature. Lyric poems do not tell a story, but focus on more personal emotions, attitudes, and the author’s state of mind
A narrative poem tells a story, usually of human interest, and includes the epic, which is a long story, and the ballad, which was originally meant to be sung while dancing.
Dramatic poetry is any drama that is written in verse that is meant to be recited. It usually tells a story or refers to a situation. This would include closet drama, dramatic monologues, and rhyme verse.