Template:Poem

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This template should always be substituted (i.e., use {{subst:Poem}}). Any accidental transclusions will be automatically substituted by a bot.

This template invokes the <poem> MediaWiki extension in order to render line breaks properly. See also {{Break lines}} for doing the same without the <poem> MediaWiki extension.

Usage

Adds the <poem> markup to a piece of text.

Markup	Renders as
{{subst:poem\| In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea. So twice five miles of fertile ground With walls and towers were girdled round: And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills, Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree; And here were forests ancient as the hills, Enfolding sunny spots of greenery. }}	In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea. So twice five miles of fertile ground With walls and towers were girdled round: And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills, Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree; And here were forests ancient as the hills, Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.

Markup

Renders as

{{subst:poem|
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
  A stately pleasure-dome decree:
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
  Through caverns measureless to man
Down to a sunless sea.

So twice five miles of fertile ground
  With walls and towers were girdled round:
And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,
  Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree;
And here were forests ancient as the hills,
  Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.
}}

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
  A stately pleasure-dome decree:
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
  Through caverns measureless to man
Down to a sunless sea.

So twice five miles of fertile ground
  With walls and towers were girdled round:
And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,
  Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree;
And here were forests ancient as the hills,
  Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.

Template	Use / description
↓ Block quotations	General purpose
{{Blockquote}}	Our standard block quotation template: unbordered page-wide quotation with optional smaller-sized attribution
{{Break lines}}	Transforms line breaks into `<br />` tags. It is very similar to the {{poem}} template, except that it does not invoke the `<poem>` MediaWiki extension.
{{Numbered verses}}	Quote poems showing the verse numbers
{{Poem}}	{{Blockquote}} variant for use with poems, song lyrics, and other things that would otherwise require the use of `<poem>` tags or frequent formatting elements (such as `<br />`); requires substitution
{{Poem quote}}	{{Blockquote}} variant for use with poems, song lyrics, and other things that would otherwise require the use of `<poem>` tags or frequent formatting elements (such as `<br />`); does not require substitution
{{Poetically break lines}} (shortcut: {{pbl}})	Designed to format poetry simply and reliably; it differs from {{Poem quote}} in two significant ways: it does not add spacing around the poem for that sets it apart as “block quote”, and it automatically provides hanging indentation when lines are so long that they wrap
{{Text and translation}}	Displays original language and translated text, one beside the other
{{Verse translation}}	Displays original language verse (defaults to italics) and translated verse (roman) side-by-side
{{Verse transliteration-translation}}	Like {{Verse translation}}, but with a transliteration separate from the original version
{{Gbq}}	{{Blockquote}} variant for use inside glossaries
{{Cquote}}	"centered quote" – Page-wide quote, between large quotation marks
{{Rquote}}	"reduced quote" – Quote between large quotation marks in a reduced floating area
{{Quote frame}}	Page-wide bordered quote
{{Quote box}}	Quote floated in a reduced bordered box
{{Tweet}}	For quoting directly from tweets. Automatically generates `{{Cite tweet}}` citation, or a custom reference can be provided.

↓ Talk page quoting	Not for use in articles nor the project space at all
{{Talk quote inline}} (shortcut: {{tq}}, {{tqq}}, {{tqi}}, or {{tqqi}})	Inline quotation for use on talk pages
{{Not talk quote inline}} (shortcut: {{!tq}}, {{!tqq}}, {{!tqi}}, or {{!tqqi}})	Inline quotation for what someone didn't say but could have, or perhaps should have, said.
{{Talk quote block}} (shortcut: {{tqb}}, {{tq2}})	Block-style quotation for use on talk pages
{{Talk quote block minimalist}} (shortcut: {{tqbm}})	Minimalist version of above

↓ Alternative	For indenting non-quotations
{{Block indent}}	To indent an entire block of content (uses `<div>` and CSS margins)

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