Is it possible to put text on different lines without using <br>?

Question

I have two pictures and I want to write text in the middle of them to look something like this:

 __________                 __________

 |                | TEXTTEXT |                |

 |                | TEXTTEXT |                |

 |     PIC      | TEXTTEXT |     PIC      |

 |                | TEXTTEXT |                |

 |_________| TEXTTEXT |_________|

If I use <br> (so the overall code looks like this: <PICTURE CODE> TEXTTEXT <br>TEXTTEXT <br>TEXTTEXT <br> TEXTTEXT <br> TEXTTEXT <PICTURECODE>) then the bottom of the first pic sits on the top line and the bottom of the second pic sits on the bottom of the fifth line.

I know this probably appears a little confusing but I have described as best as I can. Any and all help will be welcome :)

Answer 1

&lt;table&gt;&lt;tr&gt;

&lt;td&gt; pic here &lt;/td&gt;

&lt;td&gt; text here &lt;/td&gt;

&lt;td&gt; pic here &lt;/td&gt;

&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;