Style

Instructional poetry. Poetry with a lesson. Good examples are the typical ABC poem for children. Hilaire Belloc wrote quite a few didactic poems for children about the horrible things that could happen when they do not do as they should.

Abecedarium, Barzelletta, Epistle, Exemplum, Fable, Georgics, Nursery Rhyme, Primer Couplet, Riddle

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