The Comedies of Terence
George Colman's blank-verse Terence: The Andrian, The Eunuch, The Self-Tormentor, The Brothers, The Step-Mother and Phormio.
Measured across the book
Across its 11,152 lines, 95% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 95% to 95%). Alliteration runs at 0.96 times what shuffling the words would give (0.21 observed against 0.22 expected). 44% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
The Andrian: Prologueiambic pentameter · 31 linesThe Andrian: Act the First: Scene Iiambic pentameter · 219 linesThe Andrian: Act the First: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 66 linesThe Andrian: Act the First: Scene IIIiambic pentameter · 42 linesThe Andrian: Act the First: Scene IViambic pentameter · 13 linesThe Andrian: Act the First: Scene Viambic pentameter · 111 linesThe Andrian: Act the Second: Scene Iiambic pentameter · 31 linesThe Andrian: Act the Second: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 52 linesThe Andrian: Act the Second: Scene IIIiambic pentameter · 85 linesThe Andrian: Act the Second: Scene IViambic pentameter · 62 linesThe Andrian: Act the Second: Scene Viambic pentameter · 9 linesThe Andrian: Act the Second: Scene VIiambic pentameter · 44 linesThe Andrian: Act the Second: Scene VIIiambic pentameter · 47 linesThe Andrian: Act the Third: Scene Iiambic pentameter · 15 linesThe Andrian: Act the Third: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 21 linesThe Andrian: Act the Third: Scene IIIiambic pentameter · 9 linesThe Andrian: Act the Third: Scene IViambic pentameter · 101 linesThe Andrian: Act the Third: Scene Viambic pentameter · 71 linesThe Andrian: Act the Third: Scene VIiambic pentameter · 41 linesThe Andrian: Act the Third: Scene VIIiambic pentameter · 8 linesThe Andrian: Act the Third: Scene VIIIiambic pentameter · 39 linesThe Andrian: Act the Fourth: Scene Iiambic pentameter · 22 linesThe Andrian: Act the Fourth: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 73 linesThe Andrian: Act the Fourth: Scene IIIiambic pentameter · 60 linesThe Andrian: Act the Fourth: Scene Viambic pentameter · 7 linesThe Andrian: Act the Fourth: Scene VIiambic pentameter · 43 linesThe Andrian: Act the Fourth: Scene VIIiambic pentameter · 92 linesThe Andrian: Act the Fourth: Scene VIIIiambic pentameter · 13 linesThe Andrian: Act the Fourth: Scene IXiambic pentameter · 40 linesThe Andrian: Act the Fifth: Scene Iiambic pentameter · 38 linesThe Andrian: Act the Fifth: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 46 linesThe Andrian: Act the Fifth: Scene IIIiambic pentameter · 13 linesThe Andrian: Act the Fifth: Scene IViambic pentameter · 10 linesThe Andrian: Act the Fifth: Scene Viambic pentameter · 54 linesThe Andrian: Act the Fifth: Scene VIiambic pentameter · 135 linesThe Andrian: Act the Fifth: Scene VIIiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Andrian: Act the Fifth: Scene VIIIiambic pentameter · 33 linesThe Eunuch: Prologueiambic pentameter · 52 linesThe Eunuch: Act the First: Scene Iiambic pentameter · 45 linesThe Eunuch: Act the First: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 168 linesThe Eunuch: Act the First: Scene IIIiambic pentameter · 10 linesThe Eunuch: Act the Second: Scene Iiambic pentameter · 50 linesThe Eunuch: Act the Second: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 110 linesThe Eunuch: Act the Second: Scene II. Labeled Scene III in 1768 Edition (See End of Scene I)iambic pentameter · 10 linesThe Eunuch: Act the Second: Scene IIIiambic pentameter · 188 linesThe Eunuch: Act the Second: Scene III. Labeled Scene IV in 1768 Editioniambic pentameter · 50 linesThe Eunuch: Act the Third: Scene Iiambic pentameter · 134 linesThe Eunuch: Act the Third: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 108 linesThe Eunuch: Act the Third: Scene IIIiambic pentameter · 50 linesThe Eunuch: Act the Third: Scene IViambic pentameter · 20 linesThe Eunuch: Act the Third: Scene Viambic pentameter · 31 linesThe Eunuch: Act the Third: Scene VIiambic pentameter · 134 linesThe Eunuch: Act the Fourth: Scene Iiambic pentameter · 28 linesThe Eunuch: Act the Fourth: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 18 linesThe Eunuch: Act the Fourth: Scene IIIiambic pentameter · 42 linesThe Eunuch: Act the Fourth: Scene IViambic pentameter · 96 linesThe Eunuch: Act the Fourth: Scene Vtrochaic pentameter · 20 linesThe Eunuch: Act the Fourth: Scene VIiambic pentameter · 29 linesThe Eunuch: Act the Fourth: Scene VIIiambic pentameter · 81 linesThe Eunuch: Act the Fourth: Scene VIIIiambic pentameter · 123 linesThe Eunuch: Act the Fifth: Scene Iiambic pentameter · 40 linesThe Eunuch: Act the Fifth: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 140 linesThe Eunuch: Act the Fifth: Scene IIIiambic pentameter · 19 linesThe Eunuch: Act the Fifth: Scene IViambic pentameter · 22 linesThe Eunuch: Act the Fifth: Scene Viambic pentameter · 78 linesThe Eunuch: Act the Fifth: Scene VIiambic pentameter · 70 linesThe Eunuch: Act the Fifth: Scene VIIiambic pentameter · 52 linesThe Eunuch: Act the Fifth: Scene VIIIiambic pentameter · 25 linesThe Eunuch: Act the Fifth: Scene IXiambic pentameter · 43 linesThe Eunuch: Act the Fifth: Scene Xiambic pentameter · 140 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Prologueiambic pentameter · 60 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the First: Scene Iiambic pentameter · 170 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the First: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 19 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the First: Scene IIIiambic pentameter · 76 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the First: Scene IViambic pentameter · 29 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the Second: Scene Iiambic pentameter · 24 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the Second: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 226 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the Second: Scene IIIiambic pentameter · 48 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the Third: Scene Iiambic pentameter · 13 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the Third: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 144 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the Third: Scene IIIiambic pentameter · 94 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the Third: Scene IViambic pentameter · 8 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the Third: Scene Viambic pentameter · 63 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the Third: Scene VIiambic pentameter · 53 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the Third: Scene VIIiambic pentameter · 117 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the Fourth: Scene Iiambic pentameter · 19 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the Fourth: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 89 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the Fourth: Scene IIIiambic pentameter · 77 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the Fourth: Scene IViambic pentameter · 10 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the Fourth: Scene Viambic pentameter · 119 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the Fourth: Scene VIiambic pentameter · 50 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the Fourth: Scene VIIiambic pentameter · 8 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the Fourth: Scene VIIIiambic pentameter · 8 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the Fourth: Scene IXiambic pentameter · 93 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the Fifth: Scene Iiambic pentameter · 8 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the Fifth: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 155 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the Fifth: Scene IIIiambic pentameter · 49 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the Fifth: Scene IViambic pentameter · 33 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the Fifth: Scene Viambic pentameter · 11 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the Fifth: Scene VIiambic pentameter · 41 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the Fifth: Scene VIIiambic pentameter · 37 linesThe Self-Tormentor: Act the Fifth: Scene VIIIiambic pentameter · 52 linesThe Brothers: Prologueiambic pentameter · 29 linesThe Brothers: Act the First: Scene Iiambic pentameter · 90 linesThe Brothers: Act the First: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 132 linesThe Brothers: Act the First: Scene IIIiambic pentameter · 23 linesThe Brothers: Act the Second: Scene Iiambic pentameter · 97 linesThe Brothers: Act the Second: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 23 linesThe Brothers: Act the Second: Scene IIIiambic pentameter · 83 linesThe Brothers: Act the Second: Scene IViambic pentameter · 21 linesThe Brothers: Act the Second: Scene Viambic pentameter · 51 linesThe Brothers: Act the Third: Scene Iiambic pentameter · 17 linesThe Brothers: Act the Third: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 106 linesThe Brothers: Act the Third: Scene IIIiambic pentameter · 20 linesThe Brothers: Act the Third: Scene IViambic pentameter · 160 linesThe Brothers: Act the Third: Scene Viambic pentameter · 15 linesThe Brothers: Act the Third: Scene VIiambic pentameter · 110 linesThe Brothers: Act the Third: Scene VIIiambic pentameter · 6 linesThe Brothers: Act the Third: Scene VIIIiambic pentameter · 7 linesThe Brothers: Act the Fourth: Scene Iiambic pentameter · 44 linesThe Brothers: Act the Fourth: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 109 linesThe Brothers: Act the Fourth: Scene IIIiambic pentameter · 8 linesThe Brothers: Act the Fourth: Scene IViambic pentameter · 35 linesThe Brothers: Act the Fourth: Scene Viambic pentameter · 43 linesThe Brothers: Act the Fourth: Scene VIiambic pentameter · 122 linesThe Brothers: Act the Fourth: Scene VIIiambic pentameter · 16 linesThe Brothers: Act the Fourth: Scene VIIIiambic pentameter · 13 linesThe Brothers: Act the Fourth: Scene IXiambic pentameter · 70 linesThe Brothers: Act the Fourth: Scene Xiambic pentameter · 7 linesThe Brothers: Act the Fourth: Scene XIiambic pentameter · 22 linesThe Brothers: Act the Fourth: Scene XIIiambic pentameter · 16 linesThe Brothers: Act the Fourth: Scene XIIIiambic pentameter · 6 linesThe Brothers: Act the Fourth: Scene XIViambic pentameter · 104 linesThe Brothers: Act the Fifth: Scene Iiambic pentameter · 42 linesThe Brothers: Act the Fifth: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Brothers: Act the Fifth: Scene IIIiambic pentameter · 16 linesThe Brothers: Act the Fifth: Scene IViambic pentameter · 40 linesThe Brothers: Act the Fifth: Scene Viambic pentameter · 85 linesThe Brothers: Act the Fifth: Scene VIiambic pentameter · 77 linesThe Step-Mother: Prologueiambic pentameter · 69 linesThe Step-Mother: Act the First: Scene Iiambic pentameter · 22 linesThe Step-Mother: Act the First: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 196 linesThe Step-Mother: Act the Second: Scene Iiambic pentameter · 77 linesThe Step-Mother: Act the Second: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 54 linesThe Step-Mother: Act the Second: Scene IIIiambic pentameter · 21 linesThe Step-Mother: Act the Third: Scene Iiambic pentameter · 72 linesThe Step-Mother: Act the Third: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 12 linesThe Step-Mother: Act the Third: Scene IIIiambic pentameter · 25 linesThe Step-Mother: Act the Third: Scene IViambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Step-Mother: Act the Third: Scene Viambic pentameter · 75 linesThe Step-Mother: Act the Third: Scene VIiambic pentameter · 46 linesThe Step-Mother: Act the Third: Scene VIIiambic pentameter · 15 linesThe Step-Mother: Act the Third: Scene VIIIiambic pentameter · 79 linesThe Step-Mother: Act the Third: Scene IXiambic pentameter · 19 linesThe Step-Mother: Act the Third: Scene Xiambic pentameter · 8 linesThe Step-Mother: Act the Fourth: Scene Iiambic pentameter · 9 linesThe Step-Mother: Act the Fourth: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 77 linesThe Step-Mother: Act the Fourth: Scene IIIiambic pentameter · 19 linesThe Step-Mother: Act the Fourth: Scene IViambic pentameter · 55 linesThe Step-Mother: Act the Fourth: Scene Viambic pentameter · 38 linesThe Step-Mother: Act the Fourth: Scene VIiambic pentameter · 119 linesThe Step-Mother: Act the Fourth: Scene VIIiambic pentameter · 29 linesThe Step-Mother: Act the Fourth: Scene VIIIiambic pentameter · 73 linesThe Step-Mother: Act the Fourth: Scene IXiambic pentameter · 56 linesThe Step-Mother: Act the Fifth: Scene Iiambic pentameter · 17 linesThe Step-Mother: Act the Fifth: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 18 linesThe Step-Mother: Act the Fifth: Scene IIIiambic pentameter · 42 linesThe Step-Mother: Act the Fifth: Scene IViambic pentameter · 77 linesPhormio: Prologueiambic pentameter · 42 linesPhormio: Act the First: Scene Iiambic pentameter · 20 linesPhormio: Act the First: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 167 linesPhormio: Act the First: Scene IIIiambic pentameter · 41 linesPhormio: Act the First: Scene IViambic pentameter · 81 linesPhormio: Act the First: Scene Viambic pentameter · 16 linesPhormio: Act the First: Scene VIiambic pentameter · 128 linesPhormio: Act the First: Scene VIIiambic pentameter · 4 linesPhormio: Act the Second: Scene Iiambic pentameter · 65 linesPhormio: Act the Second: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 150 linesPhormio: Act the Second: Scene IIIiambic pentameter · 38 linesPhormio: Act the Second: Scene IViambic pentameter · 43 linesPhormio: Act the Second: Scene Viambic pentameter · 85 linesPhormio: Act the Second: Scene VIiambic pentameter · 73 linesPhormio: Act the Third: Scene Iiambic pentameter · 36 linesPhormio: Act the Third: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 20 linesPhormio: Act the Third: Scene IIIiambic pentameter · 125 linesPhormio: Act the Third: Scene IViambic pentameter · 43 linesPhormio: Act the Third: Scene Viambic pentameter · 36 linesPhormio: Act the Third: Scene VIiambic pentameter · 78 linesPhormio: Act the Fourth: Scene Itrochaic pentameter · 19 linesPhormio: Act the Fourth: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 11 linesPhormio: Act the Fourth: Scene IIIiambic pentameter · 21 linesPhormio: Act the Fourth: Scene IViambic pentameter · 54 linesPhormio: Act the Fourth: Scene Viambic pentameter · 8 linesPhormio: Act the Fourth: Scene VIiambic pentameter · 12 linesPhormio: Act the Fourth: Scene VIIiambic pentameter · 22 linesPhormio: Act the Fourth: Scene VIIIiambic pentameter · 79 linesPhormio: Act the Fourth: Scene IXiambic pentameter · 16 linesPhormio: Act the Fifth: Scene Iiambic pentameter · 152 linesPhormio: Act the Fifth: Scene IIiambic pentameter · 116 lines
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