Verse Meter and Characteristics of Enjambementin Civil Lyrics by J.G. Whittier
Journal: Izvestia of Smolensk State University
Year: 2025

The article investigates the problem of similarity and difference between iambic tetrameter and pentameter in terms of interrelation of features in enjambement. The database includes civil lyrics by a famous romantic poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier, in which iambic tetrameter and pentameter are most typical meters. The use of correlation analysis (Cole coefficient) made it possible to obtain the data about interrelation of enjambement characteristics (enjambement type, force and ty