Wikipedia:List of infoboxes/Proposed/Infobox Poetry
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| Title | |
| Author | Anonymous |
|---|---|
This infobox is meant to be used on articles about specific poems. For novels that are just long poems, {{Infobox Book}} should be used.
For example: Suicide in the Trenches, Dolores (Notre-Dame des Sept Douleurs). See the huge Category:Poems.
Blank infobox:
{{Infobox Poem
| title =
| author =
| authors =
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| lines =
| line1 =
| line2 =
| linenum =
| language =
| titlenoteng =
| written =
| released =
| part of =
| meter =
| scheme =
| form =
| themes =
| footnotes =
}}
What the parameters mean:
| title | Title of the poem. Use quotation marks or italics as needed. |
| author | author of the poem. If not used, the text "Anonymous" will show |
| authors | use instead of "author" if more than one author contributed |
| image | the name (without the image prefix) of an appropriate image, preferably not of merely text (unless important manuscript). Image size and caption are part of the image. |
| lines | the number of lines |
| line1 | a significant quote from the poem, italicized |
| line2 | use with line1 if you wish to quote two lines |
| linenum | the line numbers of the quote, if appropriate |
| language | original language of the poem |
| titlenoteng | If not written in English, original title of the poem. Use in addition to "title" |
| written | approximately when the poem was written |
| released | when the poem was released to the public, or published |
| part of | if part of a larger work, list that |
| meter | meter. For example: Iambic tetrameter |
| scheme | rhyme scheme, if any. For example: AABBABC, couplet |
| form | use if meter and scheme are covered by one element. For example: Blank verse, Onegin stanza |
| themes | themes in poem, if any |
| footnotes | self-explanatory |
