Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
Phillis Wheatley, the first African American poet to publish a book.
Measured across the book
Across its 1,786 lines, 96% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 96% to 97%). Alliteration runs at 1.04 times what shuffling the words would give (0.34 observed against 0.33 expected). 4% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
To the Publiciambic pentameter · 11 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 linesOn being brought from Africa to Americaiambic pentameter · AABB · 8 linesOn the Death of the Rev. Dr. Sewell, 1769iambic pentameter · 51 linesOn the Death of the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield. 1770iambic pentameter · AABB · 47 linesOn the Death of a young Lady of Five Years of Ageiambic pentameter · AABB · 36 linesOn the Death of a young Gentlemaniambic pentameter · AABB · 24 linesTo a Lady on the Death of her Husbandiambic pentameter · AABB · 34 linesGoliath of Gathiambic pentameter · 224 linesThoughts on the Works of Providenceiambic pentameter · AABB · 131 linesTo a Lady on the Death of three Relationsiambic pentameter · 31 linesTo a Clergyman on the Death of his Ladyiambic pentameter · AABB · 43 linesAn Hymn to the Morningiambic pentameter · AABB · 20 linesAn Hymn to the Eveningiambic pentameter · AABB · 18 linesIsaiah LXIII. 1-8iambic pentameter · AABB · 30 linesOn Recollectioniambic pentameter · AABB · 50 linesOn Imaginationiambic pentameter · AABB · 100 linesTo Captain H—-D, of the 65th Regimentiambic pentameter · AABB · 56 linesOn Mrs. W—-'s Voyage to Englandiambic tetrameter · AABB · 18 linesTo a Lady on her coming to North-America with her Son, for the Recovery of her Healthiambic pentameter · AABB · 34 linesTo a Lady on her remarkable Preservation in an Hurricane in North-Carolinaiambic pentameter · AABB · 32 linesTo a Lady and her Children, on the Death of her Son and their Brotheriambic pentameter · AABB · 30 linesTo a Gentleman and Lady on the Death of the Lady's Brother and Sister, and a Child of the Name of Avis, aged one Yeariambic pentameter · AABB · 34 linesOn the Death of Dr. Samuel Marshall. 1771iambic pentameter · AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHIIJJKKLLMMNN · 92 linesOn the Death of J. C. an Infantiambic pentameter · 42 linesAn Hymn to Humanity. To S. P. G. Esq;iambic tetrameter · 36 linesTo the Honourable T. H. Esq; on the Death of his Daughteriambic pentameter · AABB · 40 linesNiobe in Distress for her Children slain by Apolloiambic pentameter · 225 linesTo S. M. a young African Painter, on seeing his Worksiambic pentameter · AABB · 78 linesA Farewel to America. To Mrs. S. Wcommon measure · ABAB · 52 linesA Rebus, by I. Biambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 18 linesAn Answer to the Rebus, by the Author of These Poemsiambic pentameter · AABB · 20 lines
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