title: Quantifying the qualitative: an empirical poetic approach.
abstract: Two studies are described which take a psychometric approach to a qualitative phenomenon. A computational analysis of poetry was conducted. Using a lexicon programme, patterns emerged generally supporting the idea of a poet's everchanging thematic preoccupations. Using a multimedia educational software package, presenting the poetical phrase accompanied by visual stimuli had a substantial effect on the appreciation of the poet's meaning. These novel methodological approaches might stimulate further work in this area.
authors.affiliation: Interactive System Centre, University of Ulster at Magee, Northern Ireland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007092:Imagination; D008432:Mathematical Computing; D011037:Poetry as Topic; D011578:Psycholinguistics; D012660:Semantics; D012984:Software