<poem> Description .email comment.
Changed in version 1.8.
Description
This element contains a poem of fragment thereof, with each stanza and line individually identified. The poem may conclude with a <source> element that identifies the source of the extract:
<poem>
  <stanza>
    <poemline>...</poemline>
    <poemline>...</poemline>
    <poemline>...</poemline>
  </stanza>
  <stanza>
    <poemline>...</poemline>
    <poemline>...</poemline>
    <poemline>...</poemline>
  </stanza>
  <source>...</source>
</poem>
When a single stanza is presented, it is not necessary to use the <stanza> element, as the following example demonstrates:
<para>From W.H. Auden, 'Circe':</para>
<poem>
  <poemline>So, although unlisted in atlas or text-book,</poemline>
  <poemline>Her Garden is easy to find. In no time</poemline>
  <poemline>one reaches the gait over which is written</poemline>
  <poemline>large: MAKE PEACE NOT WAR</poemline>
  <source>W.H. Auden, 'Circe'</source>
</poem>
From W.H. Auden, 'Circe':
    So, although unlisted in atlas or text-book
    Her Garden is easy to find. In no time
    one reaches the gait over which is written
    large: MAKE PEACE NOT WAR
   W.H Auden, 'Circe'
Parent Elements
The elements listed below may directly contain this element. They are "parent" elements. Elements in referenced groups are included, up to two levels of group nesting.
Model Diagram
The DTD model for this element:
--+(sequence)
  |  
  |--+(repeatable choice)
  |  |  
  |  |-- stanza  -- (elements)
  |  |  
  |  |-- poemline  -- (TEXT and elements)
  |  
 source (optional) -- (TEXT and elements)
DTD Definition
The DTD contains the following element and attribute definitions (note that embedded links are to definitions within the DTD page of this guide):
<!ELEMENT poem                           ((stanza | poemline)+, source?)>
<!ATTLIST poem
               %a-group-CommonIDAttrs;>
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Defined in DTD section Block-level Content : Paragraphs
General Attributes (shared with other elements)
Common Optional ID Attributes (a-group-CommonIDAttrs)