//// Included in: - user-manual: verse //// When you need to preserve indents and line breaks, use the `verse` block name. Verses are defined by setting `verse` on a paragraph or an excerpt block delimited by four underscores (`+____+`). .Verse paragraph syntax [source] ---- include::ex-verse.adoc[tag=para] ---- .Result: Verse paragraph ==== include::ex-verse.adoc[tag=para] ==== When the verse content includes blank or indented lines, enclose it in an excerpt block. .Verse delimited block syntax [source] ---- include::ex-verse.adoc[tag=bl] ---- .Result: verse block ==== include::ex-verse.adoc[tag=bl] ====