The poetic technique of creating systematic lists or inventories within verse, distinguished from random enumeration by its organized and methodical approach. The cataloguing may be alphabetical, chronological, hierarchical, or organized by category, with the organizing principle itself often carrying meaning. This device creates a sense of comprehensiveness and authority while allowing poets to accumulate related items whose juxtaposition generates thematic resonance and reveals underlying structures of thought or cultural values.

Differs from random listing by being systematic and organized. Can be alphabetical, chronological, or by category. The organizing principle itself often carries meaning. Common in didactic poetry.