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Please note: this is only a suggested pattern. The content of each article should dictate its own pattern, sections, etc.

[edit] Poem pattern template

"'''~name of poem~'''" is a ~poetry genre(s)~ poem by ~author~.
<!-- Expand the lead paragraph as per [[WP:LEAD]]
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==Overview==
<!--Especially for narrative poetry, this should give a brief
synopsis of the "plot" of the poem or what the poem describes. 
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==Analysis==
~Explain the meaning of the poem, with scholarly sources.
This section should ''not'' include [[WP:OR|original research]].~

==Literary significance and reception==
~description of the work's initial reception and legacy based on the
work of literary critics and commentators over the years, give citations~

==Publication history==
~*year, country, publisher ISBN 1234567890, Pub date DD Month Year, binding~
<!--major publication history to be included here, not everything if too extensive-->
<!--example-->
<!--*1999, USA, C.S. Black & sons ISBN 8768768760, Pub date 1 April 1999, Hardback -->

==References==
~references to sources etc~

==External links==
~include boxes, when appropriate, for Wikiquote or Wikisource~
<!--Link to, but don't include, reviews of the novel and other sources-->
<!--Links to websites about novel-->

~Stub notice, if necessary~

[[Category:~year~ in poetry]]
[[Category:~country~ poetry]]
[[Category:~genre~ novels]] or [[Category:Novels]]

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