Using, for the most part, his own compositions, it exemplifies the types of verse forms used in Old Norse poetry.
Snorri took a prescriptive as well as descriptive approach; he has systematized the material, and often notes that "the older poets did not always" follow his rules.
Most of the forms depend on number of syllables per line, as well as assonance, consonance, and alliteration.
Although end rhyme is represented, it does not function in the ways most modern English speakers expect (forms include AAAAAAAA, and AAAABBBB), and plays a very minor role.
have argued that this is a result of using a logical approach, within the framework of a dialog, and that some aspects of the work prove that it was not directly influenced by classical writings.