Artemis to Actaeon, and Other Verse
Wharton's one book of verse, dramatic monologues and sonnets: "Artemis to Actaeon", "Life", "Margaret of Cortona", the sonnet sequence "The Mortal Lease".
Measured across the book
Across its 1,464 lines, 95% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 94% to 95%). Alliteration runs at 1.17 times what shuffling the words would give (0.37 observed against 0.32 expected). 18% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Artemis to Actaeoniambic pentameter · 94 linesLifeiambic pentameter · 370 linesMargaret of Cortonaiambic pentameter · 173 linesA Torchbeareriambic pentameter · 53 linesThe Mortal Leaseiambic pentameter · 112 linesExperience Iiambic pentameter · 14 linesExperience IIiambic pentameter · 14 linesGrief Iiambic pentameter · 14 linesGrief IIiambic pentameter · 14 linesChartres Iiambic pentameter · 14 linesChartres IIiambic pentameter · ABBAABBACDCDCD · 14 linesLa Vierge Au Donateuriambic pentameter · 12 linesMona Lisaiambic pentameter · ABABCDDCEFFE · 12 linesThe Tomb of Ilaria Giunigiiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe One Griefiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Eumenidesiambic pentameter · 14 linesOrpheusiambic pentameter · AABB · 141 linesAn Autumn Sunset Iiambic pentameter · 16 linesAn Autumn Sunset IIiambic pentameter · 23 linesMoonrise Over Tyringhamiambic pentameter · ABAB · 68 linesAll Soulsiambic pentameter · AABBCCDD · 56 linesAll Saintstrochaic pentameter · ABAB · 48 linesThe Old Pole Stariambic pentameter · ABAAB · 30 linesA Graveiambic pentameter · 43 linesNon Dolet!iambic pentameter · 25 linesA Hunting-Songiambic pentameter · 27 linesSurvivaliambic pentameter · ABBA · 8 linesUsescommon measure · ABAB · 12 linesA Meetingcommon measure · ABAB · 15 lines
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