Poems (1786)
Helen Maria Williams, the radical poet of the French Revolution.
Measured across the book
Across its 4,775 lines, 95% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 95% to 96%). Alliteration runs at 0.84 times what shuffling the words would give (0.23 observed against 0.28 expected). 15% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Poem Cunrhymed · 848 linesPoem Ltrochaic dimeter · unrhymed · 607 linesPoem V137 linesFirst Volumetrochaic trimeter · 9 linesAn American Talecommon measure · ABAB · 124 linesTo Mrs. Batesiambic pentameter · 14 linesTo Twilightiambic pentameter · 14 linesTo Sensibilitycommon measure · ABAB · 84 linesA Songcommon measure · ABAB · 24 linesAn, on The, Peaceiambic tetrameter · ABABCCDD · 260 linesA Legendary Talecommon measure · ABAB · 402 linesA Hymncommon measure · ABAB · 24 linesParaphrases, From, Scriptureiambic pentameter · AABB · 138 linesAn, Epistle, To, Dr. Mooreiambic tetrameter · AABB · 6 linesAn, Epistle, To, Dr. Moore, Author ofiambic tetrameter · AABB · 245 linesPart, of An, Irregular Fragment,, Found in A, Dark Passage of the Toweriambic tetrameter · 214 linesTo Mrs. Montaguiambic pentameter · ABAB · 44 linesCanto Iiambic pentameter · AABB · 182 linesCanto IIiambic pentameter · AABB · 130 linesCanto IIIiambic pentameter · AABB · 191 linesCanto IViambic pentameter · AABB · 180 linesCanto Viambic pentameter · AABB · 338 linesCanto VIiambic pentameter · AABB · 356 linesTo Mrs. Siddonsiambic pentameter · ABBACDDCEFEFGG · 14 linesComplaintiambic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 48 linesAn Elegyiambic pentameter · ABAB · 128 linesTo Expressioniambic pentameter · 14 lines
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