diff --git a/sanic/app.py b/sanic/app.py
index 65a6196f..edd04caf 100644
--- a/sanic/app.py
+++ b/sanic/app.py
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ class Sanic:
         the output URL's query string.
 
         :param view_name: string referencing the view name
-        :param **kwargs: keys and values that are used to build request
+        :param \*\*kwargs: keys and values that are used to build request
             parameters and query string arguments.
 
         :return: the built URL
diff --git a/sanic/response.py b/sanic/response.py
index eb2d3e49..c129884f 100644
--- a/sanic/response.py
+++ b/sanic/response.py
@@ -251,8 +251,7 @@ def text(body, status=200, headers=None,
     :param body: Response data to be encoded.
     :param status: Response code.
     :param headers: Custom Headers.
-    :param content_type:
-        the content type (string) of the response
+    :param content_type: the content type (string) of the response
     """
     return HTTPResponse(
         body, status=status, headers=headers,
@@ -266,8 +265,7 @@ def raw(body, status=200, headers=None,
     :param body: Response data.
     :param status: Response code.
     :param headers: Custom Headers.
-    :param content_type:
-        the content type (string) of the response
+    :param content_type: the content type (string) of the response.
     """
     return HTTPResponse(body_bytes=body, status=status, headers=headers,
                         content_type=content_type)
@@ -316,17 +314,16 @@ def stream(
         content_type="text/plain; charset=utf-8"):
     """Accepts an coroutine `streaming_fn` which can be used to
     write chunks to a streaming response. Returns a `StreamingHTTPResponse`.
-    Example usage:
 
-    ```
-    @app.route("/")
-    async def index(request):
-        async def streaming_fn(response):
-            await response.write('foo')
-            await response.write('bar')
+    Example usage::
 
-        return stream(streaming_fn, content_type='text/plain')
-    ```
+        @app.route("/")
+        async def index(request):
+            async def streaming_fn(response):
+                await response.write('foo')
+                await response.write('bar')
+
+            return stream(streaming_fn, content_type='text/plain')
 
     :param streaming_fn: A coroutine accepts a response and
         writes content to that response.
diff --git a/sanic/router.py b/sanic/router.py
index 38b1c029..2819cc7c 100644
--- a/sanic/router.py
+++ b/sanic/router.py
@@ -75,9 +75,10 @@ class Router:
         """Parse a parameter string into its constituent name, type, and
         pattern
 
-        For example:
-        `parse_parameter_string('<param_one:[A-z]>')` ->
-            ('param_one', str, '[A-z]')
+        For example::
+
+            parse_parameter_string('<param_one:[A-z]>')` ->
+                ('param_one', str, '[A-z]')
 
         :param parameter_string: String to parse
         :return: tuple containing
diff --git a/sanic/server.py b/sanic/server.py
index 39816e28..11601c00 100644
--- a/sanic/server.py
+++ b/sanic/server.py
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ def serve(host, port, request_handler, error_handler, before_start=None,
                         `app` instance and `loop`
     :param after_stop: function to be executed when a stop signal is
                        received after it is respected. Takes arguments
-                        `app` instance and `loop`
+                       `app` instance and `loop`
     :param debug: enables debug output (slows server)
     :param request_timeout: time in seconds
     :param ssl: SSLContext