I guess I’m feeling a little romantic today…
poetry
Writing Poetry: Sonnets, Haiku, and Tanka
Sometimes writing poetry is difficult, especially if you want to go old school and use a set rhyme scheme, or heaven forbid, attempt iambic pentameter. Fear not! Here is some poetry writing help.

Here are a few helpers:
For rhymes, check out: RhymeZone.com or Rhymer.com
Syllable Checker: WordCalc.com
Sonnets
I do a lecture on sonnets themselves. I have attached a PDF of my background lecture.
A sonnet is a 14-line lyric poem with a single theme, originated during the Italian Renaissance and later spread throughout Europe. Usually written in iambic pentameter. Most common themes are romantic love and religion.
There are three formats: Italian (called “Petrarchan”), Spenserian, and English (called “Shakespearean”). The most common are Petrarchan and Shakespearean; Edmund Spenser is the only poet to use the format that bears his name.
Sonnet Lecture Notes

For more specific details, here are my lecture notes: Sonnet Notes Lecture PDF