Politian
Poe's only play: five scenes of an unfinished tragedy set in Rome.
Measured across the book
Across its 691 lines, 92% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 91% to 93%). Alliteration runs at 1.24 times what shuffling the words would give (0.25 observed against 0.20 expected). 36% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Rome.—A Hall in a Palace. Alessandra and Castiglioneiambic pentameter · 106 linesRome.—A Lady’s Apartment, with a Window Open and Looking into A, Garden. Lalage, in Deep Mourning, Reading at a Table on Which Lie, Some Books and a Hand Mirror. In the Background Jacinta (A Servant, Maid) Leans Carelessly upon a Chairiambic pentameter · 152 linesAn Apartment in a Palace. Politian and Baldazzariambic pentameter · 164 linesThe Gardens of a Palace—Moonlight. Lalage and Politianiambic pentameter · 133 linesThe Suburbs. Politian Aloneiambic pentameter · 136 lines
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Public domain. Text from The poetical works of Edgar Allan Poe, Project Gutenberg ebook #79019. Free to read, print, copy and reuse.