Kwok Ting Lee wrote:
> This is, I guess, one of the first times I've written anything here,
> but I've run into a bit of a dilemma and was hoping for some advice:
>
> 1. I have a number of analyses of poems I am planning on posting to
> my weblog over the next few months, however, I'm a bit stumped as to
> what mark-up would be most semantically correct (The poems are quoted
> from another source, so for the time being I was thinking of using a
> blockquote):
>
> A. <blockquote>
> <h3>Title of Poem</h3>
> <p class="stanza">
> Blah...blah..blah...<br/>
> More blah.........<br/>
> ....
> </p>
> </blockquote>
>
> Or:
>
> B. <dl class="poem">
> <dt>Title of Poem</dt>
> <dd>Blah...blah..blach...</dd>
> <dd>More blah........</dd>
> ...
> </dl>
>
Oh, no, definitely not the second option! Absolutely wrong use of the
definition list.
Perhaps:
<h3>Title of Poem</h3>
<blockquote>
<p class="stanza">
Blah...blah..blah...<br/>
More blah.........<br/>
....
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>analyse of poem...</p>
In other words, you separate your content from the original authors.
You may also want to include the cite attribute, as you indicate that
the source of the texts are from elsewhere:
<blockquote cite="http://www.other_source.com";>
Also, not sure about Chinese poetry, but I know western poetry often
requires specific line breaks, making it a candidate for <pre>... (just
a random thought...)
<h3>Title of Poem</h3>
<blockquote>
<pre>
Blah...blah..blah...
More blah.........
....
</pre>
</blockquote>
<p>analyse of poem...</p>
Good Luck, HTH
JF
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