Description
Count metrical symbols recognized by a supplied vocabulary.
Comparative-literature annotations connect editions, passages, speakers, structural frames and count units. Literal keys and normalized lengths can support consistent records while textual meaning, translation fidelity and bibliographic authority remain matters for source-aware editorial analysis.
Count metrical symbols recognized by a supplied vocabulary.
When to use this tool
Use Metrical Foot Symbol Count when checking a supplied literary annotation, cross-edition offset or count convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter symbols, suppliedFootSymbols. Keep parallel arrays aligned. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read recognizedSymbols, unknownSymbols. Use the output convention below.
Count metrical symbols recognized by a supplied vocabulary. recognizedSymbols counts literal memberships in suppliedFootSymbols; unknownSymbols counts all others.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| symbols | Symbols | Required. Array of text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192; maximum items 256. |
| suppliedFootSymbols | Supplied Foot Symbols | Required. Array of text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192; maximum items 256. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| recognizedSymbols | Recognized Symbols | Required. Safe integer. |
| unknownSymbols | Unknown Symbols | Required. Safe integer. |
{
"input": {
"symbols": [
"u",
"-",
"?"
],
"suppliedFootSymbols": [
"u",
"-"
]
},
"output": {
"recognizedSymbols": 2,
"unknownSymbols": 1
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- This is record-token matching, not pronunciation, syllabification, metrical scanning or poetic interpretation.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Inspect the source editions and their annotation/counting policy for substantive literary, translation or provenance conclusions.
References
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