Enjambment – Irony, Wit, Emotion A Case Study Suggesting Wider Principles

Sound examples [1]–[9]

1.                                                         Who best
Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state
Is kingly: thousands at his bidding speed,

[1] Listen to these lines read by Sean Barrett:

[2] Listen to "His state / Is kingly" read by Anonymous:

[3] Listen to "His state / Is kingly" read by Leon Mire:

[4] Listen to manipulated version of Excerpt 1:

[5] Listen to two performances of "His state / Is kingly", genuine and doctored:

4. But wherefore thou alone? Wherefore with thee
Came not all Hell broke loose?

5.                                       But wherefore thou alone?
Wherefore with thee came not all Hell broke loose?

[6] Listen to excerpt 4 read by JH:

[7] Listen to excerpt 5 read by JH:

[8] Listen to "with thee came not" excised fom Excerpt 4:

[9] Listen to "with thee came not" excised fom Excerpt 5: