Types of poem

Abstract

Encoding basic verse types, including possible values for type on div for poetry

poem

This entry describes the possible type attribute values for a div surrounding a piece of verse. There are three basic categories:

1. A fixed poetic form (for more details, see 186):

       type="poem.sonnet"

       type="poem.sonnet-petrarchan"

       type="poem.sonnet-shakespearean"

       type="poem.ode-Eng"

       type="poem.acrostic"

       type="poem.sestina"

       type="poem.villanelle"

       type="poem.spatial"

       type="poem.limerick"

2. An indication that the poem has a regular stanzaic structure. This means that the poem consists of regularly repeating units. Note that these units may or may not be encoded as <lg type="stanza">, depending on their length (see 187). For div use:

       type="poem.stanzaic"

3. An indication that the poem has neither stanzaic regularity nor a named form (for more information see 187):

       type="poem.indeterminate"