Listening
to the Spider: reading Hesiod’s Works and Days
Table
4.
Syllable types of vv.
342-82, 696-759 as compared with remainder of poem.
|
Sequence type |
Number in poem |
% of
total |
% for Homer |
Expected from Homer |
High or Low |
÷2 |
÷2 probability |
Difference significant? |
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|
ddddd |
9 |
8.5 |
14.7 |
15.6 |
L |
2.78 |
9.6 |
possibly |
|
sdddd |
9 |
8.5 |
11.3 |
12 |
L |
0.58 |
44 |
no |
|
dsddd |
8 |
7.5 |
17.2 |
18.2 |
L |
6.27 |
1.2 |
possibly |
|
ddsdd |
8 |
7.5 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
H |
4.73 |
3 |
possibly |
|
dddsd |
9 |
8.5 |
6.8 |
7.2 |
H |
0.25 |
62 |
no |
|
dddds |
1 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
same |
|
|
no |
|
ssddd |
6 |
5.7 |
10.4 |
11 |
L |
2.07 |
16 |
no |
|
sdsdd |
3 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
same |
|
|
no |
|
sddsd |
10 |
9.4 |
4.7 |
5 |
H |
4.3 |
3.8 |
probably |
|
sddds |
0 |
0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
same |
|
|
no |
|
dssdd |
6 |
5.7 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
H |
0.08 |
78 |
no |
|
dsdsd |
14 |
13.2 |
6 |
6.4 |
H |
8.53 |
0.3 |
definitely |
|
dsdds |
3 |
2.8 |
1 |
1.1 |
H |
1.98 |
16 |
no |
|
ddssd |
3 |
2.8 |
1.9 |
2 |
H |
0.12 |
73 |
no |
|
ddsds |
0 |
0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
same |
0.08 |
78 |
no |
|
dddss |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
same |
|
|
no |
|
sssdd |
4 |
3.8 |
1.9 |
2 |
H |
1.12 |
29 |
no |
|
ssdsd |
2 |
1.9 |
4 |
4.2 |
L |
0.74 |
41 |
no |
|
ssdds |
0 |
0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
same |
|
|
no |
|
sdssd |
1 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
same |
|
|
no |
|
sdsds |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
same |
|
|
no |
|
sddss |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
same |
|
|
no |
|
dsssd |
6 |
5.7 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
H |
9.76 |
0.2 |
? (small sample) |
|
dssds |
2 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
H |
1.18 |
27 |
no |
|
dsdss |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
same |
|
|
no |
|
ddsss |
1 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
same |
|
|
no |
|
ssssd |
0 |
0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
same |
|
|
no |
|
sssds |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
same |
|
|
no |
|
ssdss |
1 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
same |
|
|
no |
|
sdsss |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
same |
|
|
no |
|
dssss |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
same |
|
|
no |
|
sssss |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
same |
|
|
no |
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Total
106
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