Poetical Works, Volume I
John Skelton, tutor to Henry VIII and the roughest voice of the early Tudor court: the tumbling short lines called Skeltonics.
What this poem is
John Skelton may refer to:
John Skelton (poet) (c.1460–1529), English poet.
John Skelton, MP for Cumberland, 1390–1458
Adapted from the Wikipedia article “John Skelton” (revision 1343981051), used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Laurel's own notes and measurements are not from Wikipedia.
Measured across the book
Across its 12,407 lines, 97% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 97% to 97%). Alliteration runs at 1.27 times what shuffling the words would give (0.09 observed against 0.07 expected). 12% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
A Lawde and Prayse Made for Our Souereigne Lord the Kyngiambic trimeter · 56 linesPoems Attributed to Skelton4 lines“In Clarissimi Scheltonis Louaniensis Poetæ Laudes Epigrammatrochaic hexameter · 273 linesLautre Enuoyiambic dimeter · 16 linesLenuoyiambic trimeter · 169 linesProbably Eltham49 linesMerie Tales11 linesNotices of Skelton from Various Sourcesiambic trimeter · 147 lines“Chap. IIiambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 lines“Chap. IV15 linesArgumentumunrhymed · 25 linesImprinted at London in Foster-lane by Ihon Walleyunrhymed · 11 linesPieces Attributed to Skeltonunrhymed · 10 linesMssunrhymed · 10 linesExamples of the Metre Called Skeltonicaliambic trimeter · AABB · 616 linesFromiambic dimeter · AABB · 107 linesPoetical Works of John Skeltoniambic pentameter · 105 linesPoeta Skelton Laureatus Libellum Suum Metrice Alloquituriambic pentameter · 232 linesSkelton Laureate Agaynste324 linesManerly Margery Mylk and Aleiambic tetrameter · AAAAABB · 30 linesThe Prologue to the Bowge of Courteiambic pentameter · 126 linesDredeiambic pentameter · 21 linesFauelliambic pentameter · ABABBCC · 28 linesDredeiambic pentameter · AABB · 21 linesSuspycyoniambic pentameter · ABABBCC · 21 linesDredeiambic pentameter · AABB · 21 linesHaruy Hafteriambic pentameter · ABABBCC · 42 linesDredeiambic pentameter · ABABBCC · 42 linesDisdayneiambic pentameter · 21 linesDredeiambic pentameter · 35 linesRyoteiambic pentameter · 35 linesDredeiambic pentameter · ABABBCC · 28 linesDyssymulationiambic pentameter · ABABBCC · 56 linesDredetrochaic pentameter · ABABBCC · 14 linesDisceyteiambic pentameter · 14 linesDredeiambic trimeter · 871 linesThe Commendacionsiambic trimeter · 540 linesThe Tunnyng of Elynour Rummyng Per Skelton Laureatiambic trimeter · AABB · 617 linesLaureati Skeltonidis in Despectu Malignantium Distichontrochaic hexameter · 7 linesQuod Skelton, Laureat24 linesPoems Against Garnescheiambic trimeter · AABB · 278 linesDonum Laureati Distichon Contra Goliardum Garnishe Et Scribam Ejusiambic tetrameter · AABB · 298 linesPrayer to the Father of Heaueniambic hexameter · ABABBCBC · 16 linesTo the Seconde Parsoniambic hexameter · 16 linesTo the Holy Goosteiambic hexameter · 16 linesQuod Skelton, Laureatiambic trimeter · 164 linesThe Maner of the World Now a Dayesiambic trimeter · 199 linesPrologus Skeltonidis Laureati Super Ware the Hawkeiambic trimeter · AABB · 65 linesObservateiambic trimeter · AABB · 34 linesConsiderateiambic trimeter · AABB · 16 linesDeliberateiambic trimeter · AABB · 29 linesVigilateiambic trimeter · AABB · 19 linesDeplorateiambic trimeter · AABB · 14 linesDivinitateiambic trimeter · AABB · 12 linesReformateiambic trimeter · AABB · 32 linesPensitatetrochaic trimeter · 127 linesEpithaphetrochaic trimeter · AABB · 149 linesLamentatio Urbis Norvicen10 linesIn Bedel, Quondam Belial Incarnatum, Devotum Epitaphiumtrochaic hexameter · 104 linesTetrastichon Veritatis4 linesSkelton Laureate Against the Scottesiambic tetrameter · AABB · 183 linesVnto Diuers People That Remord This Rymynge Agaynst the Scot Jemmyiambic trimeter · 75 linesVilitissimus Scotus Dundas Allegat Caudas Contra Angligenasiambic trimeter · 84 linesElegiaunrhymed · 34 linesSkelton Laureate, Orato. Reg. Maketh This Aunswere, &Ciambic dimeter · 27 linesResponsio Ejusdem Vatisunrhymed · 8 linesThe Fyrst Fooleanapaestic trimeter · AABB · 7 linesThe Seconde Fooleiambic tetrameter · 7 linesThe Thyrd Fooleiambic tetrameter · 7 linesArgumentumiambic trimeter · AABB · 359 linesThe Englyssheiambic trimeter · 89 linesColyn Clouteiambic trimeter · 1340 linesAnd] Not in MSiambic pentameter · 58 linesThe Quene of Fame to Dame Pallasiambic pentameter · AABB · 28 linesDame Pallas to the Quene of Fameiambic pentameter · ABABBCC · 35 linesThe Quene of Fame to Dame Pallasiambic pentameter · 21 linesDame Pallas to the Quene of FameAABB · 7 linesThe Quene of Fame to Dame Pallasiambic pentameter · AABB · 28 linesDame Pallas to the Quene of Fameiambic pentameter · 42 linesThe Quene of Fame to Dame Pallasiambic pentameter · 21 linesDame Pallas to the Quene of Fameiambic pentameter · 14 linesSkelton Poetaiambic hexameter · 154 linesMayster Gower to Skeltoniambic pentameter · 7 linesPoeta Skelton to Maister Goweriambic pentameter · AABB · 7 linesMayster Chaucer to Skeltoniambic pentameter · 14 linesMayster Lydgate to Skeltoniambic pentameter · 104 linesOccupacyoun to Skeltoniambic pentameter · 174 linesOccupacyon to Skeltoniambic pentameter · ABABBCC · 115 linesPoeta Skeltoniambic trimeter · 264 linesOccupacyon to Skeltoniambic pentameter · AABB · 7 linesSkelton Poetaiambic pentameter · AABB · 28 linesThe Quene of Fame to Skeltoniambic pentameter · AABB · 7 linesSkelton Poeta to the Quene of Fameiambic pentameter · 21 linesThe Quene of Fame to Occupaciounanapaestic tetrameter · 7 linesSkelton PoetaAABB · 324 linesPoeta Skeltoniambic hexameter · 57 linesLenuoyiambic dimeter · AABB · 56 linesLautre Enuoytrochaic dimeter · 18 linesFor] Not in MStrochaic heptameter · 29 linesEn Parlament a Paristrochaic trimeter · 8 linesOut of Frenshe into Latyniambic hexameter · 6 linesOwt of Latyne into Englyssheiambic trimeter · 17 lines
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