Classical Genres of Urdu Poetry

Urdu is a rich tradition of poetry and has many different forms. It is an important part of the cultures of South Asia. Besides all these genres are fundamentally performative poetry and its popularity among the masses remains unaltered. This paper contains two major classical genres of Urdu poetry i.e,Marsiya, and Qaseeda, Marsiya is a narrative form of poetry which is an allegory typically composed about the death of Imam e Hussain and Relatives. Qaseeda is usually an ode to a benefactor, a satire or an account of an event. It uses the same rhyme system as Ghazal, but is longer.In both the classical genres we will discuss the various aspects of Urdu poetry and the famous classic urdu poets and their style and contribution to the history of Urdu poetry.