Common measure

Quatrains alternating iambic tetrameter and trimeter, rhymed on the short lines at least: the ballad stanza, the hymn stanza, and the measure of most of Emily Dickinson. Below, what the metre is and how to recognise it, then every poem on Laurel measured as common measure, with how closely each keeps it.

897 poems on Laurel in common measure

1. "A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal" William Wordsworth, The Poetical Works, Volume II · 100%
2. The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere, in Seven Parts I William Wordsworth, Lyrical Ballads · 99%
3. Lines Written in Early Spring William Wordsworth, Lyrical Ballads · 99%
4. The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere, in Seven Parts VI William Wordsworth, Lyrical Ballads · 98%
5. The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere, in Seven Parts IV William Wordsworth, Lyrical Ballads · 98%
6. The Two April Mornings William Wordsworth, The Poetical Works, Volume II · 98%
7. Lucy Gray; Or, Solitude William Wordsworth, The Poetical Works, Volume II · 98%
8. We Are Seven William Wordsworth, Lyrical Ballads · 97%
9. "She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways" William Wordsworth, The Poetical Works, Volume II · 97%
10. The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere, in Seven Parts V William Wordsworth, Lyrical Ballads · 97%
11. The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere, in Seven Parts VII William Wordsworth, Lyrical Ballads · 97%
12. The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere, in Seven Parts II William Wordsworth, Lyrical Ballads · 97%
13. A Conversation William Wordsworth, The Poetical Works, Volume II · 97%
14. Expostulation and Reply William Wordsworth, Lyrical Ballads · 97%
15. The Tables Turned; an Evening Scene, on the Same Subject William Wordsworth, Lyrical Ballads · 97%
16. The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere, in Seven Parts III William Wordsworth, Lyrical Ballads · 96%
17. "I Travelled Among Unknown Men" William Wordsworth, The Poetical Works, Volume II · 94%
18. To the Cuckoo William Wordsworth, The Poetical Works, Volume II · 94%
19. Davies William Wordsworth, The Poetical Works, Volume II · 93%
20. Lines to a Critic Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Complete Poetical Works, Volume II · 98%
21. The Pine Forest of the Cascine Near Pisa Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Complete Poetical Works, Volume II · 93%
22. The Angel William Blake, Poems of William Blake · 100%
23. The Angel William Blake, Songs of Innocence and of Experience · 100%
24. Divine Image William Blake, Poems of William Blake · 95%
25. The Divine Image William Blake, Songs of Innocence and of Experience · 95%
26. The Little Boy Lost William Blake, Poems of William Blake · 90%
27. The Little Boy Lost William Blake, Songs of Innocence and of Experience · 90%
28. Epitaph on a Bad Man Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 100%
29. Epitaph on an Infant Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 100%
30. Suggested by the Last Words of Berengarius Ob. Anno Dom. 1O88 Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 100%
31. The Good, Great Man Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 100%
32. The Suicide's Argument Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 100%
33. Part II Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 98%
34. A Fragment of a Sexton's Tale Part I Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 97%
35. Part VII Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner · 97%
36. Part VI Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner · 97%
37. Part VI: First Voice Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 97%
38. The Knight's Tomb Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 97%
39. Part V Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner · 97%
40. Part V Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 97%
41. Part VII Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 96%
42. Part III Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner · 96%
43. Part III Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 96%
44. Part II Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner · 96%
45. Part IV Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner · 95%
46. Part I Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner · 95%
47. A Dream Edgar Allan Poe, The Complete Poetical Works · 98%
48. Song Edgar Allan Poe, The Complete Poetical Works · 94%
49. A Man Emily Dickinson, Poems · 100%
50. A Tempest Emily Dickinson, Poems · 100%
51. Asleep Emily Dickinson, Poems · 100%
52. Autumn Emily Dickinson, Poems · 100%
53. Beclouded Emily Dickinson, Poems · 100%
54. Childish Griefs Emily Dickinson, Poems · 100%
55. Cobwebs Emily Dickinson, Poems · 100%
56. Day's Parlor Emily Dickinson, Poems · 100%
57. Disenchantment Emily Dickinson, Poems · 100%
58. Dying Emily Dickinson, Poems · 100%
59. Farewell Emily Dickinson, Poems · 100%
60. Forbidden Fruit II Emily Dickinson, Poems · 100%
61. The Temeraire Herman Melville, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War · 95%
62. Loneliness Robert Frost, Mountain Interval · 100%
63. A Girl's Garden Robert Frost, Mountain Interval · 97%
64. Cross Langston Hughes, The Weary Blues · 96%
65. Ballad for Gloom Ezra Pound, Personae · 93%
66. The Player Queen W. B. Yeats, Responsibilities · 100%
67. The Cap and Bells W. B. Yeats, The Wind Among the Reeds · 93%
68. The Talking Oak Alfred Tennyson, The Early Poems · 98%
69. A Red, Red Rose Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
70. Elegy on Willie Nicol’s Mare Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
71. Epigram on the Said Occasion Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
72. Esteem for Chloris Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
73. For the Death of Her Son Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
74. Lines to John M’Murdo, Esq. of Drumlanrig Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
75. Love in the Guise of Friendship Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
76. My Native Land Sae Far Awa Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
77. Named Echo Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
78. O Let Me in Thes Ae Night Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
79. Of a’ the Airts the Wind Can Blaw Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
80. On Seeing Mrs. Kemble in Yarico Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
81. Easter Even Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market and Other Poems · 98%
82. Maude Clare Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market and Other Poems · 96%
83. Appreciation Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 100%
84. Love's Draft Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 100%
85. The Dilettante: A Modern Type Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 100%
86. To F. N Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 100%
87. Day Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 98%
88. The Fount of Tears Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 97%
89. Evening Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 97%
90. The Haunted Oak Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 97%
91. A Starry Night Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 96%
92. The Wraith Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 95%
93. After Many Days Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 95%
94. A Golden Day Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 94%
95. The Sea-Wife Rudyard Kipling, Verses 1889–1896 · 98%
96. The Lament of the Border Cattle Thief Rudyard Kipling, Verses 1889–1896 · 95%
97. A Tradition of J. B. L—, T. G. B—, and J. L Thomas Hardy, Wessex Poems and Other Verses · 99%
98. The Bedridden Peasant to an Unknowing God Thomas Hardy, Poems of the Past and the Present · 98%
99. Her Immortality Thomas Hardy, Wessex Poems and Other Verses · 98%
100. The Tenant-For-Life Thomas Hardy, Poems of the Past and the Present · 98%
101. The Well-Beloved Thomas Hardy, Poems of the Past and the Present · 96%
102. The Subalterns Thomas Hardy, Poems of the Past and the Present · 96%
103. The Levelled Churchyard Thomas Hardy, Poems of the Past and the Present · 95%
104. The Widow Thomas Hardy, Poems of the Past and the Present · 94%
105. To Flowers from Italy in Winter Thomas Hardy, Poems of the Past and the Present · 94%
106. Song from Heine Thomas Hardy, Poems of the Past and the Present · 90%
107. My Cicely (17–) Thomas Hardy, Wessex Poems and Other Verses · 88%
108. The Mother Mourns Thomas Hardy, Poems of the Past and the Present · 84%
109. To William E. Channing Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · 99%
110. The Happiest Land Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · 98%
111. The Light of Stars Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · 98%
112. The Reaper and the Flowers Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · 96%
113. Song Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · 96%
114. Ancient Spanish Ballads II Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · 96%
115. A Gleam of Sunshine Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · 96%
116. The Quadroon Girl Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · 96%
117. That Shall Not Be Taken Away Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · 95%
118. The Beleaguered City Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · 95%
119. The Estaminet Ivor Gurney, Severn and Somme · 99%
120. Maisemore Ivor Gurney, Severn and Somme · 96%
121. Singing Robert Louis Stevenson, A Child's Garden of Verses · 100%
122. The Cow Robert Louis Stevenson, A Child's Garden of Verses · 100%
123. The Hayloft Robert Louis Stevenson, A Child's Garden of Verses · 98%
124. A Christmas Carol G. K. Chesterton, The Wild Knight and Other Poems · 100%
125. A Portrait G. K. Chesterton, The Wild Knight and Other Poems · 98%
126. To Them That Mourn G. K. Chesterton, The Wild Knight and Other Poems · 96%
127. Gold Leaves G. K. Chesterton, The Wild Knight and Other Poems · 95%
128. By the Babe Unborn G. K. Chesterton, The Wild Knight and Other Poems · 95%
129. The Wood-Cutter G. K. Chesterton, The Wild Knight and Other Poems · 95%
130. The Donkey G. K. Chesterton, The Wild Knight and Other Poems · 95%
131. A Certain Evening G. K. Chesterton, The Wild Knight and Other Poems · 93%
132. The Praise of Dust G. K. Chesterton, The Wild Knight and Other Poems · 93%
133. The Happy Man G. K. Chesterton, The Wild Knight and Other Poems · 92%
134. The Song of the Children G. K. Chesterton, The Wild Knight and Other Poems · 89%
135. 'Sooeep!' Walter de la Mare, Peacock Pie · 100%
136. Queen Djenira Walter de la Mare, The Listeners and Other Poems · 100%
137. The Cupboard Walter de la Mare, Peacock Pie · 97%
138. The Stranger Walter de la Mare, The Listeners and Other Poems · 96%
139. Nod Walter de la Mare, The Listeners and Other Poems · 96%
140. The Witch Walter de la Mare, The Listeners and Other Poems · 96%
141. Sleep Walter de la Mare, The Listeners and Other Poems · 93%
142. Exile Walter de la Mare, The Listeners and Other Poems · 90%
143. The Penitent Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë, Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell · 100%
144. The Bluebell Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë, Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell · 99%
145. Stanzas Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë, Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell · 99%
146. Stanzas Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë, Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell · 98%
147. In Memory of a Happy Day in February Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë, Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell · 97%
148. Song Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë, Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell · 97%
149. Last Words Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë, Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell · 97%
150. Passion Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë, Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell · 97%
151. Stars Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë, Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell · 97%
152. A Day Dream Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë, Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell · 97%
153. Fluctuations Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë, Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell · 97%
154. Encouragement Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë, Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell · 96%
155. A Roar Through the Tall Twin Elm-Trees George Meredith, Poems, Volume I · 97%
156. Tavern Edna St. Vincent Millay, Renascence and Other Poems · 95%
157. The Little Ghost Edna St. Vincent Millay, Renascence and Other Poems · 95%
158. A Brown Girl Dead Countee Cullen, Color · 100%
159. Black Magdalens Countee Cullen, Color · 100%
160. Gods Countee Cullen, Color · 100%
161. In Memory of Col. Charles Young Countee Cullen, Color · 100%
162. Mary, Mother of Christ Countee Cullen, Color · 100%
163. On Going Countee Cullen, Color · 100%
164. Simon the Cyrenian Speaks Countee Cullen, Color · 100%
165. Harlem Wine Countee Cullen, Color · 98%
166. To a Brown Girl Countee Cullen, Color · 98%
167. She of the Dancing Feet Sings Countee Cullen, Color · 98%
168. To a Brown Boy Countee Cullen, Color · 97%
169. Sacrament Countee Cullen, Color · 96%
170. The Wild Goat Claude McKay, Harlem Shadows · 100%
171. December, 1919 Claude McKay, Harlem Shadows · 97%
172. The Barrier Claude McKay, Harlem Shadows · 94%
173. The Isle of Portland A. E. Housman, A Shropshire Lad · 100%
174. The Recruit A. E. Housman, A Shropshire Lad · 99%
175. The True Lover A. E. Housman, A Shropshire Lad · 99%
176. Poem A. E. Housman, A Shropshire Lad · 97%
177. The Moon Henry David Thoreau, Poems of Nature · 99%
178. The Inward Morning Henry David Thoreau, Poems of Nature · 98%
179. Stanzas Henry David Thoreau, Poems of Nature · 98%
180. Stanzas Henry David Thoreau, Poems of Nature · 95%
181. Stanzas Written at Walden Henry David Thoreau, Poems of Nature · 91%
182. To Lucasta. Ode Lyrick Richard Lovelace, Lucasta · 99%
183. Lucasta Weeping Richard Lovelace, Lucasta · 97%
184. A Paradox Richard Lovelace, Lucasta · 95%
185. A Loose Saraband. Set by Mr. Henry Lawes Richard Lovelace, Lucasta · 94%
186. On the Wounds of Our Crucified Lord Richard Crashaw, Steps to the Temple and Other Poems · 95%
187. The Sentiments Borrowed from Shakespeare William Collins, Poetical Works · 98%
188. Syr Charles Bawdin Thomas Chatterton, The Rowley Poems · 98%
189. 125. To His Saviour. the New-Year's Gift Robert Herrick, Hesperides · 100%
190. 15. A Song to the Maskers Robert Herrick, Hesperides · 100%
191. 255. To the Western Wind Robert Herrick, Hesperides · 100%
192. 262. To the Willow-Tree Robert Herrick, Hesperides · 100%
193. 441. To Daisies, Not to Shut So Soon Robert Herrick, Hesperides · 100%
194. 635. Upon Love Robert Herrick, Hesperides · 100%
195. 85. Upon Love Robert Herrick, Hesperides · 100%
196. 918. To M. Kellam Robert Herrick, Hesperides · 100%
197. 92. The Bag of the Bee Robert Herrick, Hesperides · 100%
198. 740. The Apron of Flowers Robert Herrick, Hesperides · 98%
199. 267. To Anthea, Who May Command Him Anything Robert Herrick, Hesperides · 98%
200. 41. His Litany to the Holy Spirit Robert Herrick, Hesperides · 98%
201. The Qvest of Cynthia Michael Drayton, Minor Poems · 96%
202. The Description of Elizium Michael Drayton, Minor Poems · 95%
203. Home Rupert Brooke, 1914 and Other Poems · 97%
204. Song Rupert Brooke, 1914 and Other Poems · 94%
205. General John W. S. Gilbert, The Bab Ballads · 93%
206. At a Pantomime. by a Bilious One W. S. Gilbert, The Bab Ballads · 91%
207. A Jacobite's Farewell Algernon Charles Swinburne, Poems and Ballads · 98%
208. A Jacobite's Exile Algernon Charles Swinburne, Poems and Ballads · 98%
209. The Witch-Mother Algernon Charles Swinburne, Poems and Ballads · 98%
210. The Winds Algernon Charles Swinburne, Poems and Ballads · 94%
211. She Robert Bridges, Poetical Works · 100%
212. The Cliff-Top Robert Bridges, Poetical Works · 100%
213. The Winnowers Robert Bridges, Poetical Works · 95%
214. Vivamus Robert Bridges, Poetical Works · 94%
215. She Robert Bridges, Poetical Works · 91%
216. Anniversary Robert Bridges, Poetical Works · 90%
217. Soli Cantare Periti Arcades Ernest Dowson, The Poems of Ernest Dowson · 96%
218. Daisy Francis Thompson, Poems (1893) · 92%
219. Welland River William Morris, The Defence of Guenevere · 96%
220. Near Avalon William Morris, The Defence of Guenevere · 95%
221. In the Spring William Barnes, Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect · 98%
222. Woak Hill William Barnes, Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect · 94%
223. A Farewel to America. to Mrs. S. W Phillis Wheatley, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral · 97%
224. What the Rattlesnake Said Vachel Lindsay, The Congo and Other Poems · 100%
225. The Scissors-grinder Vachel Lindsay, The Congo and Other Poems · 100%
226. Sunshine Vachel Lindsay, The Congo and Other Poems · 99%
227. What the Gray-winged Fairy Said Vachel Lindsay, The Congo and Other Poems · 97%
228. Parvenu Vachel Lindsay, The Congo and Other Poems · 97%
229. An Indian Summer Day on the Prairie Vachel Lindsay, The Congo and Other Poems · 90%
230. Arcturus Sara Teasdale, Flame and Shadow · 100%
231. Buried Love Sara Teasdale, Love Songs · 100%
232. Gifts Sara Teasdale, Love Songs · 100%
233. May Wind Sara Teasdale, Love Songs · 100%
234. Pierrot Sara Teasdale, Love Songs · 100%
235. The Giver Sara Teasdale, Love Songs · 100%
236. The Look Sara Teasdale, Love Songs · 100%
237. The River Sara Teasdale, Love Songs · 100%
238. The Song for Colin Sara Teasdale, Love Songs · 100%
239. Spring Rain Sara Teasdale, Love Songs · 98%
240. Blue Squills Sara Teasdale, Flame and Shadow · 96%
241. Eight O'Clock Sara Teasdale, Flame and Shadow · 96%
242. The Kiss Sara Teasdale, Love Songs · 96%
243. Ebb Tide Sara Teasdale, Love Songs · 96%
244. Winter Dusk Sara Teasdale, Flame and Shadow · 95%
245. Song Making Sara Teasdale, Flame and Shadow · 94%
246. Morning Song Sara Teasdale, Flame and Shadow · 94%
247. Madness Joyce Kilmer, Trees and Other Poems · 97%
248. Old Poets Joyce Kilmer, Trees and Other Poems · 93%
249. A Crowded Trolley Car Elinor Wylie, Nets to Catch the Wind · 100%
250. The Church-Bell Elinor Wylie, Nets to Catch the Wind · 99%
251. The Tortoise in Eternity Elinor Wylie, Nets to Catch the Wind · 97%
252. Beauty Elinor Wylie, Nets to Catch the Wind · 94%
253. The Song Stephen Vincent Benét, Young Adventure · 93%
254. Seven Times Five. Widowhood Jean Ingelow, Poems, Volume I · 98%
255. The Apology Jean Ingelow, Poems, Volume I · 93%
256. Vickery’s Mountain Edwin Arlington Robinson, The Town Down the River · 97%
257. Au Revoir (March 23, 1909.) Edwin Arlington Robinson, The Town Down the River · 93%
258. Off Rough Point Emma Lazarus, Poems, Volume I · 92%
259. The Height of the Ridiculous Oliver Wendell Holmes, Poetical Works, Volume I · 96%
260. Showing How He Went Farther than He Intended, and Came Safe Home Again William Cowper, The Task · 96%
261. The Young Warrior James Weldon Johnson, Fifty Years and Other Poems · 97%
262. A Pastoral John Addington Symonds, Wine, Women and Song · 100%
263. All Night the Lone Cicada Charles G. D. Roberts, New Poems · 100%
264. England Henry John Newbolt, Poems: New and Old · 100%
265. Freedom George William Russell, The Divine Vision and Other Poems · 100%
266. Homeward Bound LXII Heinrich Heine, Poems and Ballads · 100%
267. Homeward Bound LXXIV Heinrich Heine, Poems and Ballads · 100%
268. Homeward Bound XLIX Heinrich Heine, Poems and Ballads · 100%
269. Homeward Bound XV Heinrich Heine, Poems and Ballads · 100%
270. Homeward Bound XXXII Heinrich Heine, Poems and Ballads · 100%
271. Produced by Al Haines Bliss Carman, Later Poems · 100%
272. Songs to Seraphine XVI Heinrich Heine, Poems and Ballads · 100%
273. The Revenge Thomas Stanley, Original Lyrics · 100%
274. The Volunteer Henry John Newbolt, Poems: New and Old · 100%
275. To Angelique IX Heinrich Heine, Poems and Ballads · 100%
276. Under the April Moon Bliss Carman, Later Poems · 100%
277. Blow the Winds, I-Ho! Robert Bell, Ancient Poems, Ballads and Songs of the Peasantry of England · 100%
278. Earl Mar’s Daughter Arthur Quiller-Couch, The Oxford Book of Ballads · 100%
279. The Soul's Desire Eleanor Hull, The Poem-Book of the Gael · 99%
280. A Ballad of Ancient Oaths Eugene Field, Hoosier Lyrics · 99%
281. The Soul of April Bliss Carman, Later Poems · 99%
282. Part I Joanna Baillie, Poems (1790) · 99%
283. The Last of May (In Reply to an Invitation Dated on the 1St.) William Makepeace Thackeray, Ballads · 99%
284. The Faces of Memory George William Russell, The Divine Vision and Other Poems · 99%
285. Ballad XV Thomas Percy, Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume I · 99%
286. Morning Hymn Eugene Field, Hoosier Lyrics · 99%
287. The Unquiet Grave Arthur Quiller-Couch, The Oxford Book of Ballads · 99%
288. Ballad XVIII: The Friar of Orders Gray Thomas Percy, Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume I · 99%
289. Edom o’ Gordon Arthur Quiller-Couch, The Oxford Book of Ballads · 99%
290. Song Thomas Stanley, Original Lyrics · 99%
291. Robin Hood and the Monk Arthur Quiller-Couch, The Oxford Book of Ballads · 98%
292. Sir Patrick Spens Arthur Quiller-Couch, The Oxford Book of Ballads · 98%
293. The Laily Worm Arthur Quiller-Couch, The Oxford Book of Ballads · 98%
294. Somewhat After the Style of Our Old English Ballads Joanna Baillie, Poems (1790) · 98%
295. Fause Foodrage Arthur Quiller-Couch, The Oxford Book of Ballads · 98%
296. King Henry Arthur Quiller-Couch, The Oxford Book of Ballads · 98%
297. Lady Maisry Arthur Quiller-Couch, The Oxford Book of Ballads · 98%
298. The Bailiff’s Daughter of Islington Arthur Quiller-Couch, The Oxford Book of Ballads · 98%
299. Baby Livingston Arthur Quiller-Couch, The Oxford Book of Ballads · 98%
300. Homeward Bound LVIII Heinrich Heine, Poems and Ballads · 98%
301. May Colvin Arthur Quiller-Couch, The Oxford Book of Ballads · 98%
302. Part II Joanna Baillie, Poems (1790) · 98%
303. A Song Helen Maria Williams, Poems (1786) · 98%
304. Part III Joanna Baillie, Poems (1790) · 98%
305. King Henry Francis James Child, English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I · 98%
306. Part II: Ballad IX: Sir Lancelot Du Lake Thomas Percy, Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume I · 98%
307. Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume I: Part I Thomas Percy, Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume I · 98%
308. Sir Lancelot Du Lake Francis James Child, English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I · 98%
309. An American Tale Helen Maria Williams, Poems (1786) · 98%
310. To the Winding Charles Louise Imogen Guiney, Songs at the Start · 98%
311. A Legendary Tale Helen Maria Williams, Poems (1786) · 97%
312. In the Valley of Luchon Charles G. D. Roberts, New Poems · 97%
313. Young Akin Francis James Child, English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I · 97%
314. The Water o' Wearie's Well Francis James Child, English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I · 97%
315. Part II Thomas Percy, Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume I · 97%
316. The Heart of the Bruce William Edmondstoune Aytoun, Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers · 97%
317. Ballad III: Jephthah Judge of Israel Thomas Percy, Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume I · 97%
318. Exile Various, A Lute of Jade · 97%
319. Part I Thomas Percy, Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume I · 97%
320. The Ships of Yule Bliss Carman, Later Poems · 97%
321. The Young Tamlane Francis James Child, English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I · 96%
322. Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume I: Part III Thomas Percy, Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume I · 96%
323. Sir Roland Francis James Child, English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I · 96%
324. Reid, the Candidate Eugene Field, Hoosier Lyrics · 96%
325. A Ballad Robert Bloomfield, Rural Tales, Ballads and Songs · 96%
326. Part II Francis James Child, English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I · 96%
327. "Under the Dark and Piny Steep" William Watson, The Poems of William Watson · 96%
328. Hill Top Songs II Charles G. D. Roberts, New Poems · 96%
329. The Garden of Saint Rose Bliss Carman, Later Poems · 96%
330. The Picture Thomas Stanley, Original Lyrics · 96%
331. Wind of the Fall Edwin Markham, Lincoln and Other Poems · 96%
332. Earth Voices Bliss Carman, Later Poems · 96%
333. Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume I: Part II Thomas Percy, Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume I · 96%
334. The Legend of King Arthur Francis James Child, English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I · 96%
335. To Sensibility Helen Maria Williams, Poems (1786) · 96%
336. Cornish Midsummer Bonfire Song Robert Bell, Ancient Poems, Ballads and Songs of the Peasantry of England · 96%
337. The Song of the Seven Archangels Eleanor Hull, The Poem-Book of the Gael · 96%
338. Claim to Love Thomas Stanley, Original Lyrics · 95%
339. The Wife of Usher's Well Francis James Child, English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I · 95%
340. The Last Speech and Dying Words of Daniel Jackson Jonathan Swift, Poems, Volume II · 95%
341. Book III: Ballad I: The More Modern Ballad of Chevy Chace Thomas Percy, Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume I · 95%
342. In the Time of War and Tumults Henry John Newbolt, Poems: New and Old · 95%
343. The Daemon Lover Francis James Child, English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I · 95%
344. To G. C Eugene Field, Hoosier Lyrics · 95%
345. Part I Edward Young, The Poetical Works, Volume II · 95%
346. Part II Edward Young, The Poetical Works, Volume II · 95%
347. The Tree of Heaven Bliss Carman, Later Poems · 95%
348. The Cry of the Hillborn Bliss Carman, Later Poems · 95%
349. A Friend Expected Various, A Lute of Jade · 94%
350. A Song John Wilmot Rochester, The Works of the Earl of Rochester · 94%
351. The Hitchin May-Day Song Robert Bell, Ancient Poems, Ballads and Songs of the Peasantry of England · 94%
352. To a Lady: In a Letter. a Song John Wilmot Rochester, The Works of the Earl of Rochester · 94%
353. Young Hastings the Groom Francis James Child, English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I · 94%
354. A Ballad Henry Kirke White, The Poetical Works of Henry Kirke White · 94%
355. Minnie Lee Eugene Field, Hoosier Lyrics · 94%
356. The Gift Bliss Carman, Later Poems · 94%
357. An April Morning Bliss Carman, Later Poems · 94%
358. Song Thomas Stanley, Original Lyrics · 94%
359. A Hymn Helen Maria Williams, Poems (1786) · 94%
360. Children of Dream Bliss Carman, Later Poems · 94%
361. Skirnismol: The Ballad of Skirnir Anonymous, The Poetic Edda · 94%
362. Song Mark Akenside, The Poetical Works of Mark Akenside · 94%
363. Postscript Edward Young, The Poetical Works, Volume II · 94%
364. Gloucester, August, 1720 Thomas Bailey Aldrich, The Sisters' Tragedy, with Other Poems · 93%
365. James Herries Francis James Child, English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I · 93%
366. Monition Charles G. D. Roberts, New Poems · 93%
367. Garden Magic Bliss Carman, Later Poems · 93%
368. Life and Nature Archibald Lampman, Lyrics of Earth · 93%
369. Montagu Edmund Clarence Stedman, The Poetical Works of Edmund Clarence Stedman · 93%
370. Separation from Shakuntala Kalidasa, Shakuntala and Other Works · 92%
371. A Ballad of John Nicholson Henry John Newbolt, Poems: New and Old · 91%
372. Ave, Soror Henry John Newbolt, Poems: New and Old · 91%
373. Sir John Barleycorn Robert Bell, Ancient Poems, Ballads and Songs of the Peasantry of England · 91%
374. A Hymn for Family Worship Henry Kirke White, The Poetical Works of Henry Kirke White · 90%
375. Heliotrope Edmund Clarence Stedman, The Poetical Works of Edmund Clarence Stedman · 90%
376. A Memory George William Russell, The Divine Vision and Other Poems · 90%
377. A New Being George William Russell, The Divine Vision and Other Poems · 88%
378. Edward Rowland Sill, Died February 27, 1887 Thomas Bailey Aldrich, The Sisters' Tragedy, with Other Poems · 87%
379. To a Lady with a Withered Violet Joseph Rodman Drake, The Culprit Fay and Other Poems · 87%

The first 379 of 897 poems, best-known poets first. The rest are reachable through their poets.

Each poem's metre was measured from its own words by the method described here; the figure beside a poem is the share of its stressed syllables that fall on the beat. Forms are named from the rhyme scheme and line count together.