Help:Editing poetry
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[edit] Line indentation and linebreaks
A software extension on Wikisource simplifies indentation and linebreaks. Wrap a poem inside <poem> tags; the linebreaks and indentation will be displayed as it is written. For example, see this poem excerpt and background code:
And oft by yon blue gushing stream
Shall Sorrow lean her drooping head,
And feed deep thought with many a dream,
And lingering pause, and lightly tread,–
Fond wretch! as if her step disturb'd the dead!
<poem>
And oft by yon blue gushing stream
Shall Sorrow lean her drooping head,
And feed deep thought with many a dream,
And lingering pause, and lightly tread,–
Fond wretch! as if her step disturb'd the dead!
</poem>
[edit] Punctuation
Online sources often disagree on punctuation in a poem. Most poems are roughly grammatically correct; if you find a passage with no punctuation, you should check against multiple sources or an authoritative published source.
