When scanning the verses various symbols have been used (the letter e is an example only):
Symbol | Name | Represents |
---|---|---|
ĕ | breve | a lesser stress |
ē | macron | a stronger stress 1 |
eͯ | overlay x | a lesser or stronger stress depending on interpretation 2 |
~ | tilde | a clipped foot |
° | degree | a pause-foot or metrically timed punctuation |
⸾ | wiggley vertical line | caesura |
ǀ | pipe | the separation of metrical feet |
Metrical accent is dependent on the surrounding syllables or feet. This may not always be the same as natural speech stress.