lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˌiːsθɪtˈɪʃənz aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪd θɹˈiː mˈeɪdʒɚ ʒˈɑːnɹəz: ˈɛpɪk pˈoʊɪtɹi, lˈɪɹɪk pˈoʊɪtɹi, ænd dɹəmˈæɾɪk pˈoʊɪtɹi tɹˈiːɾɪŋ kˈɑːmədi ænd tɹˈædʒədi æz sˈʌbdʒɛnɚz ʌv dɹəmˈæɾɪk pˈoʊɪtɹi.
Later aestheticians identified three major genres: Epic poetry, lyric poetry, and dramatic poetry (treating comedy and tragedy as subgenres of dramatic poetry).