Also forgot to mention, it isn't just poems that could use this method but
also lyric websites. I totally forgot to check how they mark up songs.


On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 6:36 PM, James Jeffery <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 9:37 AM, Designer <
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Matijs wrote:
>>
>>> I have to agree with Elizabeth here. Semantically I'd say that this is
>>> one of the few occasions where a <br/> would be appropriate. The verses
>>> would be paragraphs of course
>>>
>>
>>    I did this a while back on a site for an author. I decided it was the
>> best compromise between practicallity, readability and standards.  I gave
>> each verse a CSS class called 'stanza'.
>>
>>    See:  http://www.webscribe.fsnet.co.uk/chapters/c3summer.html
>>
>>    Bob
>>    www.gwelanmor-internet.co.uk
>>
>
> From all the replies I have read through and from all the articles I have
> read up on, this is probably the best solution I came across.
>
> I would wrap the whole poem within a <div>, then each of the verses in a
> paragraph and the lines created using <br />.
>
> Anyone against this method? and why?
>


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