LaTeX forum ⇒ Text Formatting ⇒ Linebreaks in verse environment

[Sekantombi]

I'm sure there's something I'm missing, but I'm trying to create blank lines between sections of verse and my distribution won't buy it. I have tried empty lines with '\\', '\newline' and '\linebreak', and get back the message 'There's no line here to end' and\or nothing (no empty line).

Any suggestions?

S.

[gmedina]

How about using the \vspace command or the optional argument of the \\ comand?. Take a look at the following example:

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\documentclass{article}
 
\begin{document}
 
\begin{verse}
There was an old party of Lyme \\
Who married three wives at one time. \\
When asked: ‘Why the third?’ \\
He replied: ‘One’s absurd, \\
And bigamy, sir, is a crime.’\\[10em]
 
There was an old party of Lyme \\
Who married three wives at one time. \\
When asked: ‘Why the third?’ \\
He replied: ‘One’s absurd, \\
And bigamy, sir, is a crime.’
\end{verse}
 
\newpage
 
\begin{verse}
There was an old party of Lyme \\
Who married three wives at one time. \\
When asked: ‘Why the third?’ \\
He replied: ‘One’s absurd, \\
And bigamy, sir, is a crime.’\\
 
\vspace{2cm}
 
There was an old party of Lyme \\
Who married three wives at one time. \\
When asked: ‘Why the third?’ \\
He replied: ‘One’s absurd, \\
And bigamy, sir, is a crime.’
\end{verse}
\end{document}

By the way, the verse package could be of interest to you.

[Sekantombi]

Thanks — this looks good.

I realised can also use \bigskip et cetera (rusty on LaTeX) — but I will look at the Verse package.

Vspace looks good: flexible.

S.

[Valium]

I did try same as you Sekantombi \{ldots}
and took me a 'wee' time to figure it out (rightfully ! ;P).

Last line should omit \\ to get the blank line

Could be as 'simple' as this;

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\documentclass{article}
 
    \begin{document}
 
    \begin{verse}
    There was an old party of Lyme \\
    Who married three wives at one time. \\
    When asked: ‘Why the third?’ \\
    He replied: ‘One’s absurd, \\
    And bigamy, sir, is a crime.’
 
    There was an old party of Lyme \\
    Who married three wives at one time. \\
    When asked: ‘Why the third?’ \\
    He replied: ‘One’s absurd, \\
    And bigamy, sir, is a crime.’
    \end{verse}
 
    \newpage
 
    \begin{verse}
    There was an old party of Lyme \\
    Who married three wives at one time. \\
    When asked: ‘Why the third?’ \\
    He replied: ‘One’s absurd, \\
    And bigamy, sir, is a crime.’
 
    There was an old party of Lyme \\
    Who married three wives at one time. \\
    When asked: ‘Why the third?’ \\
    He replied: ‘One’s absurd, \\
    And bigamy, sir, is a crime.’
    \end{verse}
    \end{document}