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

Poem pattern template

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"'''~name of poem~'''" is a ~poetry genre(s)~ poem by ~author~.
<!-- Expand the lead paragraph as per [[WP:LEAD]]
-->

==Overview==
<!--Especially for narrative poetry, this should give a brief
synopsis of the "plot" of the poem or what the poem describes. 
-->

==Analysis==
~Explain the meaning of the poem, with scholarly sources.
This section should ''not'' include original research or personal interpretations.~

==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==
<!--major publication history here, not everything if too extensive-->

==References==
~references to sources etc~

==External links==
~include boxes, when appropriate, for Wikiquote or Wikisource~
<!--Links to websites about the poem-->

~Stub notice, if necessary~

[[Category:~year~ in poetry]]
[[Category:~country~ poetry]]
[[Category:~genre~ poetry]] or (i.e. [[Category:Narrative poems]]

{{divbox|red|TalkPage Template Notice|Also please move the following 
template to the Talk page and remove this notice as well as the 
template boilerplate! - thank you}}
'''{{WPPoetry}}'''