A syllable is a part of a word pronounced as a unit.

It is usually made up
of a vowel alone or a vowel with one or more consonants. The word
"Haiku" has two syllables: Hai-ku; the word "introduction" has four
syllables: in-tro-duc-tion.

"Haiku" is a traditional form of Japanese poetry. Haiku poems consist of

3 lines. The first and last lines of a Haiku have 5 syllables and the
middle line has 7 syllables. The lines rarely rhyme.

Here's a Haiku to help you remember:

I am first with five

Then seven in the middle --
Five again to end.

Because Haikus are such short poems, they are usually written about
things that are recognizable to the reader. Animals and seasons are
examples of recognizable topics children might enjoy exploring.

What am I? Haikus:
The most popular Haiku exercise I have found for children is a "What am
I?" Haiku. These act like a riddle. The writer uses the Haiku to describe
something. The other children in the class can then attempt to guess
what the poet was describing after listening to or reading the Haiku.

The poem can be read aloud by the poet with their classmates guessing
the answer after it is read or all the Haikus can be hung on the bulletin
board giving everyone the chance to read and guess.

Here are two examples of "What am I?" Haikus:

Green and speckled legs, In a pouch I grow,
Hop on logs and lily pads On a southern continent --
Splash in cool water. Strange creatures I know.

elegy
An elegy is a sad poem, usually written to praise
and express sorrow for someone who is dead.
Although a speech at a funeral is a eulogy, you
might later compose an elegy to someone you
have loved and lost to the grave.
The purpose of this kind of poem is to express feelings rather than tell a story. Thomas
Gray's Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard is a poem that reflects on the lives of
common people buried in a church cemetery, and on the nature of human mortality.
The noun elegy was borrowed in the 16th century from Middle French lgie, from
Latin elega, from Greek elegeia, from elegos "mournful poem or song."

Sonnet
Definition of Sonnet
The word sonnet is derived from the Italian word sonetto. It means a small or
little song or lyric. In poetry, a sonnet has 14 fourteen lines and is written in
iambic pentameter. Each line has 10 syllables. It has a specific rhyme scheme
and a volta or a specific turn.

Generally, sonnets are divided into different groups based on the rhyme
scheme they follow. The rhymes of a sonnet are arranged according to a
certain rhyme scheme. The rhyme scheme in English is usually abab-cdcd-
efef-gg and in Italian abba-abba-cde-cde.