The Rowley Poems
Chatterton's forged medieval poet Thomas Rowley: the poems that fooled the antiquaries and moved the Romantics.
Measured across the book
Across its 4,107 lines, 99% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 99% to 99%). Alliteration runs at 1.04 times what shuffling the words would give (0.11 observed against 0.10 expected). 3% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Eclogue the Firstiambic pentameter · 60 linesEclogue the Secondiambic pentameter · 88 linesEclogue the Thirdiambic pentameter · 92 linesElinoure and Jugaiambic pentameter · 50 linesTo Johne Ladgateiambic pentameter · 10 linesSonge to Ælla, Lorde of the Castel of Brystowe Ynne Daies of Yoreiambic pentameter · 89 linesHerawdetrochaic hexameter · ABABCC · 6 linesMynstrellesiambic pentameter · 42 linesHerehauldeiambic hexameter · 6 linesFerrarisiambic pentameter · ABABA · 5 linesBourtonneiambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 linesBerghammeiambic pentameter · ABABBCBC · 8 linesClintoniambic hexameter · 6 linesHerawdeiambic pentameter · 6 linesFirst Knyghteiambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 linesBourtonneiambic pentameter · 20 linesHerawdeiambic pentameter · ABABBCBCDD · 10 linesMynstrellestrochaic pentameter · 20 linesSyr Charles Bawdincommon measure · 392 linesEpistle to Mastre Canynge on Ællaiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 48 linesLetter to the Dygne Mastre Canyngeiambic pentameter · 1403 linesEnglysh Metamorphosis: Bie T. Rowleieiambic pentameter · 110 linesOf Charitieiambic pentameter · 91 linesBattle of Hastingsiambic pentameter · 1084 linesContinuediambic pentameter · 199 linesOnn Oure Ladies Chyrcheiambic tetrameter · AABB · 22 linesOn the Sameiambic pentameter · 24 linesEpitaph on Robert Canyngeiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEE · 10 linesThe Storie of William Canyngeiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 150 linesOn Happienesse, by William Canyngeiambic pentameter · 36 linesThe Accounte of W. Canynges Feastiambic tetrameter · 12 lines
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