Poetry is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and rhythmic[1][2][3] qualities

of languagesuch as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metreto evoke

meanings in addition to, or in place of, the prosaic ostensible meaning.
Poetry has a long history, dating back to the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh. Early
poems evolved from folk songs such as the Chinese Shijing, or from a need to retell
oral epics, as with the SanskritVedas, Zoroastrian Gathas, and the Homeric epics,
the Iliad and the Odyssey. Ancient attempts to define poetry, such
as Aristotle's Poetics, focused on the uses
of speech in rhetoric, drama,song and comedy. Later attempts concentrated on
features such as repetition, verse form and rhyme, and emphasized the aesthetics
which distinguish poetry from more objectively informative,prosaic forms of writing.
From the mid-20th century, poetry has sometimes been more generally regarded as
a fundamental creative act employing language.
Poetry uses forms and conventions to suggest differential interpretation to words, or
to evoke emotive responses. Devices such
as assonance, alliteration, onomatopoeia and rhythm are sometimes used to
achieve musical or incantatory effects. The use of ambiguity, symbolism, irony and
other stylistic elements of poetic diction often leaves a poem open to multiple
interpretations. Similarly figures of speech such
as metaphor, simile and metonymy[4] create a resonance between otherwise
disparate imagesa layering of meanings, forming connections previously not
perceived. Kindred forms of resonance may exist, between individual verses, in their
patterns of rhyme or rhythm.
Some poetry types are specific to particular cultures and genres and respond to
characteristics of the language in which the poet writes. Readers accustomed to
identifying poetry with Dante,Goethe, Mickiewicz and Rumi may think of it as written
in lines based on rhyme and regular meter; there are, however, traditions, such
as Biblical poetry, that use other means to create rhythm and euphony. Much
modern poetry reflects a critique of poetic tradition, [5] playing with and testing, among
other things, the principle of euphony itself, sometimes altogether forgoing rhyme or
set rhythm.[6][7] In today's increasingly globalized world, poets often adapt forms,
styles and techniques from diverse cultures and languages.

A short story is a brief work of literature, usually written in narrative prose.

[1]
Emerging from earlier oral storytelling traditions in the 17th century, the short story
has grown to encompass a body of work so diverse as to defy easy characterization.
At its most prototypical the short story features a small cast of named characters,
and focuses on a self-contained incident with the intent of evoking a "single effect" or
mood.[2] In doing so, short stories make use of plot, resonance, and other dynamic
components to a far greater degree than is typical of an anecdote, yet to a far lesser
degree than a novel. While the short story is largely distinct from the novel, authors
of both generally draw from a common pool of literary techniques.
Short stories have no set length. In terms of word count there is no official
demarcation between an anecdote, a short story, and a novel. Rather, the form's
parameters are given by the rhetorical and practical context in which a given story is
produced and considered, so that what constitutes a short story may differ between
genres, countries, eras, and commentators.[3] Like the novel, the short story's
predominant shape reflects the demands of the available markets for publication,
and the evolution of the form seems closely tied to the evolution of the publishing
industry and the submission guidelines of its constituent houses. [4]
The short story has been considered both an apprenticeship form preceding more
lengthy works, and a crafted form in its own right, collected together in books of
similar length, price, and distribution as novels. Short story writers may define their
works as part of the artistic and personal expression of the form. They may also
attempt to resist categorization by genre and fixed formation.

Fable is a literary genre: a succinct fictional story, in prose or verse, that features
animals, mythical creatures, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature that
are anthropomorphized (given human qualities, such as verbal communication) and
that illustrates or leads to an interpretation of a moral lesson (a "moral"), which may
at the end be added explicitly as a pithy maxim.
A fable differs from a parable in that the latter excludes animals, plants, inanimate
objects, and forces of nature as actors that assume speech or other powers of
humankind.
Usage has not always been so clearly distinguished. In the King James Version of
the New Testament, "" ("mythos") was rendered by the translators as
"fable"[1] in the First Epistle to Timothy, the Second Epistle to Timothy, the Epistle to
Titus and the First Epistle of Peter.[2]
A person who writes fables is a fabulist.

A song is an artistic form of expression based on sound, generally considered a single

(and often standalone) work of music with distinct and fixed pitches, pattern, and
form. It can be wordless or with words, but must include some form of vocalization.
Written words created specifically for music or for which music is specifically created,
are called lyrics. If poetry, a pre-existing poem, is set to composed music, that is
an art song. Songs that are sung on repeated pitches without distinct contours and
patterns that rise and fall are called chants. Chants may be slightly or highly
ornamented. Songs may be sung by one singer or more than one, by a singer with
background singers who accompany with minor parts, or by a group. Songs
composed for personal use, for casual group activities, in simple style, are referred
to as folk songs. Songs that are composed for professional entertainers are
called popular songs, in that they do not require an education to necessarily
appreciate, and that they have broad appeal to many people. These songs are
composed with the intent to earn money by professional composers and lyricists. Art
songs are composed by trained classical composers for concert performance. Songs
may also appear in plays, musical plays, stage shows of any form, and within
operas. A song may be for a solo singer, a duet, trio, or larger ensemble
involving more voices, although the term is generally not used for large vocal forms
including opera and oratorio.[1] Songs with more than one voice to a part are
considered choral works. Songs can be broadly divided into many different forms,
depending on the criteria used. One division is between "art songs", "pop songs",
and "folk songs". Other common methods of classification are by purpose
(sacred vs secular), by style (dance, ballad, Lied, etc.), or by time of origin
(Renaissance, Contemporary, etc.).

A pick-up line or chat-up line is a conversation opener with the intent of engaging
an unfamiliar person for romance or dating. Overt and sometimes humorous displays
of romantic interest, pick-up lines advertise the wit of their speakers to their target
listeners. They are most commonly used by men who pick up women.
Pick-up lines range from straightforward conversation openers such as introducing
oneself, providing information about oneself, or asking someone about their
likes[1] and common interests,[2] to more elaborate attempts
including flattery[3]or humour.[4]
Novices are advised to avoid standardised and hackneyed lines and to put their
opening in an interrogative form, if possible. [5]
Pickup lines have been made popular mostly by pickup artists.[6] They have been
teaching people all over the world how to use this simple yet effective method,
standardising it and making it globally known.
Pick-up lines are evolving due to new technologies and media, which can
involve smartphone apps or even TV programs and movies. In fact, new digital
generation pick-up lines are constantly being created.