There are many special poetic genres in the Vietnamese literature. Two particular poetic genres are the six-eight-word meter and the seven-seven-six-eight word meter.

    In the six-eight-word meter, the last syllable of the six-word line rhymes with the sixth syllable of the eight-word verse. The last syllable of the eight-word line meter rhymes with the last syllable of the next six-word line. Kieu, a famous work of Du Nguyen, was written in this kind of poetic genre.

    Also, there are two exceptions in this poetic genre.

1. The second syllable of the six-word line can be stressed; therefore the rhythm must have punctuation in between.
2. The last syllable of the six-word verse can be rhymed with the fourth syllable of the eight-word line. Therefore, the second and sixth syllables of the eight-word verse will  stressed. The rhythm will interrupt in between.

    The seven-seven-six-eight word meter includes two seven words lines and two six-eight verses. Chinh Phu Ngam, a famous poem, was written in this kind of poetic genre.

The seven-seven-six-eight word meter can be analyzed like the followings:

                        3                         5                           7