1. Narrative poetry is all about storytelling. These forms focus on events, characters, and plots unfolding through verse. That's why epic, ballad, and tale fall under this category—they’re poetic ways of narrating a story, often with a beginning, middle, and end.2. Lyric poetry is emotional and personal. It doesn’t tell a story the same way narrative poetry does—it dives into thoughts, feelings, and moments. Elegies, odes, and sonnets are perfect examples because they convey reflection, admiration, sorrow, or love, typically from the poet’s perspective.3. Dramatic poetry is performative and often written to be staged. These types use dialogue and conflict, making them feel like a play written in verse. So forms like tragedy, comedy, and masque naturally belong here—they rely on interaction between characters and dramatic tension.This classification is grounded in how poets choose to express meaning—through storytelling, emotional reflection, or theatrical performance