Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
Phillis Wheatley, the first African American poet to publish a book.
Measured across the book
Across its 1,795 lines, 96% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 96% to 96%). Alliteration runs at 1.07 times what shuffling the words would give (0.34 observed against 0.32 expected). 4% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
PREFACE16 linesThe Hon. Andrew Oliver, Lieutenant-Governor11 linesTo Maecenasiambic pentameter · 55 linesOn Virtueiambic pentameter · 21 linesTo the University of Cambridge, in New-Englandiambic pentameter · 30 linesTo the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1768iambic pentameter · AABB · 15 linesThe Repeal of the Stamp Actiambic pentameter · AABB · 424 linesThoughts on the Works of Providenceiambic pentameter · AABB · 205 linesAn Hymn to the Morningiambic pentameter · AABB · 20 linesAn Hymn to the Eveningiambic pentameter · 48 linesOn Recollectioniambic pentameter · AABB · 50 linesOn Imaginationiambic pentameter · AABB · 156 linesOn Mrs. W—-'s Voyage to England Iiambic tetrameter · AABB · 6 linesOn Mrs. W—-'s Voyage to England IIiambic tetrameter · AABB · 6 linesOn Mrs. W—-'s Voyage to England IIIiambic pentameter · AABB · 231 linesOn the Death of J. C. an Infantiambic pentameter · AABB · 427 linesA Farewel to America. to Mrs. S. Wcommon measure · ABAB · 52 linesA Rebus, by I. Biambic pentameter · AABCCB · 38 lines
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