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Iambic tetrameter

Four iambs to the line, eight syllables. The commonest short line in English, the measure of hymns, ballads, Marvell, Milton's L'Allegro and a great deal of Byron and Scott. Below, what the metre is and how to recognise it, then every poem on Laurel measured as iambic tetrameter, with how closely each keeps it.

What iambic tetrameter is

Four beats to the line, each one a light syllable and then a heavy one: da-DUM four times, eight syllables. The commonest short line in English, the line of hymns, ballads, Marvell and a great deal of Byron and Scott.

da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM

had WE but WORLD e-NOUGH, and TIME
Marvell, To His Coy Mistress; the beats in capitals

How to tell

Eight syllables with the heavy ones on the even positions. It is easy to confuse with trochaic tetrameter, which also has four beats but puts the heavy syllable first: if most lines begin on a heavy syllable and end on one, with seven syllables, the poem is trochaic.

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7,669 poems on Laurel in iambic tetrameter

  1. Sonnet CXLV William Shakespeare, The Sonnets · 90%
  2. Song John Milton, L'Allegro, Il Penseroso, Comus, and Lycidas · 92%
  3. L'Allegro John Milton, L'Allegro, Il Penseroso, Comus, and Lycidas · 92%
  4. IL Penseroso John Milton, L'Allegro, Il Penseroso, Comus, and Lycidas · 92%
  5. Chaucer’s Tale of Sir Thopas: The Second Fit Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales · 97%
  6. Chaucer’s Tale of Sir Thopas: The Tale Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales · 96%
  7. After Accompanying Her on a Mountain Excursion William Wordsworth, The Brothers, and Other Poems · 100%
  8. Poem VIII William Wordsworth, The Brothers, and Other Poems · 100%
  9. The Mad Mother William Wordsworth, Lyrical Ballads · 100%
  10. The Last of the Flock William Wordsworth, Lyrical Ballads · 99%
  11. Lines Written Near Richmond, upon the Thames, at Evening William Wordsworth, Lyrical Ballads · 99%
  12. The Danish Boy: A Fragment William Wordsworth, The Brothers, and Other Poems · 99%
  13. "Strange Fits of Passion Have I Known" William Wordsworth, The Brothers, and Other Poems · 98%
  14. The Idiot Boy William Wordsworth, Lyrical Ballads · 98%
  15. The Complaint of a Forsaken Indian Woman William Wordsworth, Lyrical Ballads · 98%
  16. Anecdote for Fathers Shewing How the Art of Lying May Be Taught William Wordsworth, Lyrical Ballads · 98%
  17. The Emigrant Mother William Wordsworth, The Brothers, and Other Poems · 98%
  18. A Pastoral William Wordsworth, The Brothers, and Other Poems · 98%
  19. A Tale Told by the Fire-Side, After Returning to the Vale of Grasmere William Wordsworth, The Brothers, and Other Poems · 98%
  20. To the Sons of Burns, After Visiting the Grave of Their Father William Wordsworth, The Brothers, and Other Poems · 98%
  21. The Thorn William Wordsworth, Lyrical Ballads · 98%
  22. The Sailor's Mother William Wordsworth, The Brothers, and Other Poems · 98%
  23. Part First William Wordsworth, The Brothers, and Other Poems · 98%
  24. The Seven Sisters; Or, the Solitude of Binnorie William Wordsworth, The Brothers, and Other Poems · 98%
  25. Goody Blake, and Harry Gill, a True Story William Wordsworth, Lyrical Ballads · 98%
  26. To the Daisy William Wordsworth, The Brothers, and Other Poems · 98%
  27. The Cottager to Her Infant William Wordsworth, The Prelude, and Other Poems · 97%
  28. To the Daisy (#4) William Wordsworth, The Prelude, and Other Poems · 94%
  29. "She Was a Phantom of Delight" William Wordsworth, The Prelude, and Other Poems · 94%
  30. The Affliction of Margaret William Wordsworth, The Prelude, and Other Poems · 93%
  31. Ode to Duty William Wordsworth, The Prelude, and Other Poems · 93%
  32. Canto Fourth William Wordsworth, The Prelude, and Other Poems · 92%
  33. Canto Second William Wordsworth, The Prelude, and Other Poems · 92%
  34. Fidelity William Wordsworth, The Prelude, and Other Poems · 91%
  35. Canto Third William Wordsworth, The Prelude, and Other Poems · 91%
  36. "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" William Wordsworth, The Prelude, and Other Poems · 90%
  37. The Forsaken William Wordsworth, The Prelude, and Other Poems · 90%
  38. Can any mortal clog come to her? William Wordsworth, The Prelude, and Other Poems
  39. Fragment: 'Is It That in Some Brighter Sphere' Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ode to the West Wind, and Other Poems · 100%
  40. The Indian Serenade Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ode to the West Wind, and Other Poems · 98%
  41. Fragment: 'I Would Not Be a King' Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ode to the West Wind, and Other Poems · 98%
  42. Lines Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ode to the West Wind, and Other Poems · 98%
  43. Good-Night Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ode to the West Wind, and Other Poems · 97%
  44. Love's Philosophy Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ode to the West Wind, and Other Poems · 97%
  45. Lines Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ode to the West Wind, and Other Poems · 97%
  46. Time Long Past Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ode to the West Wind, and Other Poems · 97%
  47. Song for 'Tasso' Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ode to the West Wind, and Other Poems · 96%
  48. To Mary Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ode to the West Wind, and Other Poems · 96%
  49. Fragments Written for Hellas Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ode to the West Wind, and Other Poems · 96%
  50. The Birth of Pleasure Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ode to the West Wind, and Other Poems · 95%
  51. Part V: Grace Percy Bysshe Shelley, Alastor, and Other Poems · 93%
  52. Part II: The Devil Percy Bysshe Shelley, Alastor, and Other Poems · 93%
  53. Part I: Death Percy Bysshe Shelley, Alastor, and Other Poems · 93%
  54. Prometheus: Worse? Percy Bysshe Shelley, Alastor, and Other Poems · 92%
  55. Part IV: Sin Percy Bysshe Shelley, Alastor, and Other Poems · 90%
  56. Part VII: Double Damnation Percy Bysshe Shelley, Alastor, and Other Poems · 90%
  57. Part VI: Damnation Percy Bysshe Shelley, Alastor, and Other Poems · 89%
  58. Peter Bell the Third Percy Bysshe Shelley, Alastor, and Other Poems
  59. Rosalind and Helen: A Modern Eclogue Percy Bysshe Shelley, Alastor, and Other Poems
  60. To Inez Lord Byron, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage · 95%
  61. Canto III LV Lord Byron, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage · 93%
  62. "All Is Vanity, Saith the Preacher" I Lord Byron, The Giaour, and Other Poems
  63. "All Is Vanity, Saith the Preacher" II Lord Byron, The Giaour, and Other Poems
  64. "All Is Vanity, Saith the Preacher" III Lord Byron, The Giaour, and Other Poems
  65. "By the Waters of Babylon" Lord Byron, The Giaour, and Other Poems
  66. A Turkish Tale Lord Byron, The Giaour, and Other Poems
  67. And Thou Art Dead, as Young and Fair Lord Byron, The Giaour, and Other Poems
  68. Another Version Lord Byron, The Giaour, and Other Poems
  69. Beneath Which Lord Byron Inserted the Following Lord Byron, The Giaour, and Other Poems
  70. Elegiac Stanzas on the Death of Sir Peter Parker, Bart Lord Byron, The Giaour, and Other Poems
  71. Epistle to a Friend, in Answer to Some Lines Exhorting the Author to Be Cheerful, and to "Banish Care" Lord Byron, The Giaour, and Other Poems
  72. Euthanasia Lord Byron, The Giaour, and Other Poems
  73. Farewell! If Ever Fondest Prayer Lord Byron, The Giaour, and Other Poems
  74. A Poison Tree William Blake, Poems of William Blake · 100%
  75. A Poison Tree William Blake, Songs of Innocence and of Experience · 100%
  76. London William Blake, Poems of William Blake · 100%
  77. London William Blake, Songs of Innocence and of Experience · 100%
  78. To Tirzah William Blake, Poems of William Blake · 99%
  79. To Tirzah William Blake, Songs of Innocence and of Experience · 99%
  80. A Little Boy Lost William Blake, Poems of William Blake · 97%
  81. A Little Boy Lost William Blake, Songs of Innocence and of Experience · 97%
  82. The Human Abstract William Blake, Poems of William Blake · 93%
  83. The Human Abstract William Blake, Songs of Innocence and of Experience · 93%
  84. The Clod and the Pebble William Blake, Poems of William Blake · 89%
  85. The Clod and the Pebble William Blake, Songs of Innocence and of Experience · 89%
  86. Holy Thursday William Blake, Poems of William Blake · 88%
  87. Holy Thursday William Blake, Songs of Innocence and of Experience · 88%
  88. The Schoolboy William Blake, Songs of Innocence and of Experience · 87%
  89. A Divine Image William Blake, Poems of William Blake · 87%
  90. The Schoolboy William Blake, Poems of William Blake · 87%
  91. A Divine Image William Blake, Songs of Innocence and of Experience · 85%
  92. Infant Sorrow William Blake, Poems of William Blake · 83%
  93. Infant Sorrow William Blake, Songs of Innocence and of Experience · 83%
  94. Hunting Song Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 100%
  95. Love's Burial-Place Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 100%
  96. Love, a Sword Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 100%
  97. Written in Germany Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 100%
  98. Lewti or the Circassian Love-Chaunt Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 98%
  99. Sung by Glycine in Zapolya, Act II. Scene 2 Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 98%
  100. The Kiss Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 98%
  101. On an Infant Which Died Before Baptism Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 98%
  102. The Ballad of the Dark Ladie a Fragment Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 97%
  103. Youth and Age Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 97%
  104. The Pains of Sleep Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 96%
  105. Composed Before Daylight, on the Morning, Appointed for the Departure of a Very, Worthy, but Not Very Pleasant Visitor,, Whom It Was Feared the Rain Might, Detain Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 96%
  106. Romance Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven, and Other Poems · 97%
  107. A Dream Within a Dream Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven, and Other Poems · 96%
  108. Bridal Ballad Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven, and Other Poems · 96%
  109. To F——S S. O——D Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven, and Other Poems · 96%
  110. To One in Paradise Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven, and Other Poems · 95%
  111. Tamerlane Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven, and Other Poems · 95%
  112. The Haunted Palace Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven, and Other Poems · 95%
  113. Hymn Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven, and Other Poems · 94%
  114. Eulalie Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven, and Other Poems · 94%
  115. To the River Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven, and Other Poems · 93%
  116. The Sleeper Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven, and Other Poems · 93%
  117. Fairy-Land Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven, and Other Poems · 93%
  118. A Book Emily Dickinson, Poems · 100%
  119. A Portrait Emily Dickinson, Poems · 100%
  120. A Rose Emily Dickinson, Poems · 100%
  121. A Snake Emily Dickinson, Poems · 100%
  122. Dawn Emily Dickinson, Poems · 100%
  123. Evening Emily Dickinson, Poems · 100%
  124. Mabel Loomis Todd Emily Dickinson, Poems · 100%
  125. Melodies Unheard Emily Dickinson, Poems · 100%
  126. Refuge Emily Dickinson, Poems · 100%
  127. Resurgam Emily Dickinson, Poems · 100%
  128. The First Lesson Emily Dickinson, Poems · 100%
  129. The Inevitable Emily Dickinson, Poems · 100%
  130. Joy, Shipmate, Joy! Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass · 91%
  131. Magnanimity Baffled Herman Melville, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War · 100%
  132. An Epitaph Herman Melville, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War · 98%
  133. A Meditation: A Meditation Herman Melville, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War · 96%
  134. Vicissitudes of the War Herman Melville, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War · 95%
  135. Inscription for Graves at Pea Ridge, Arkansas Herman Melville, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War · 95%
  136. Inscription for Marye’s Heights, Fredericksburg Herman Melville, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War · 94%
  137. The Eagle of the Blue Herman Melville, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War · 94%
  138. America Herman Melville, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War · 94%
  139. On the Photograph of a Corps Commander Herman Melville, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War · 94%
  140. A Utilitarian View of the Monitors Fight Herman Melville, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War · 93%
  141. Commemorative of a Naval Victory Herman Melville, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War · 93%
  142. On the Slain Collegians Herman Melville, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War · 93%
  143. A Time to Talk Robert Frost, Mountain Interval · 100%
  144. Fire and Ice Robert Frost, New Hampshire · 100%
  145. In a Disused Graveyard Robert Frost, New Hampshire · 100%
  146. Revelation Robert Frost, A Boy's Will · 100%
  147. The Aim Was Song Robert Frost, New Hampshire · 100%
  148. Storm Fear Robert Frost, A Boy's Will · 99%
  149. My November Guest Robert Frost, A Boy's Will · 98%
  150. Flower-gathering Robert Frost, A Boy's Will · 98%
  151. October Robert Frost, A Boy's Will · 98%
  152. My Butterfly Robert Frost, A Boy's Will · 97%
  153. Looking for a Sunset Bird in Winter Robert Frost, New Hampshire · 97%
  154. Going for Water Robert Frost, A Boy's Will · 96%
  155. In a Vale Robert Frost, A Boy's Will · 95%
  156. A Line-storm Song Robert Frost, A Boy's Will · 94%
  157. Love and a Question Robert Frost, A Boy's Will · 94%
  158. Now Close the Windows Robert Frost, A Boy's Will · 94%
  159. The Trial by Existence Robert Frost, A Boy's Will · 92%
  160. The Gum-Gatherer Robert Frost, Mountain Interval · 92%
  161. The Willy-Nilly Slide Robert Frost, Mountain Interval · 90%
  162. Bond and Free Robert Frost, Mountain Interval · 90%
  163. Good Hours Robert Frost, North of Boston · 84%
  164. The Oft-Repeated Dream Robert Frost, Mountain Interval · 84%
  165. The Road Not Taken Robert Frost, Mountain Interval · 83%
  166. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Robert Frost, New Hampshire
  167. Cabaret Langston Hughes, The Weary Blues · 100%
  168. Death of an Old Seaman Langston Hughes, The Weary Blues · 100%
  169. Jazzonia Langston Hughes, The Weary Blues · 100%
  170. To the Dark Mercedes of “El Palacio De Amor” Langston Hughes, The Weary Blues · 96%
  171. Poem for a Decorative Panel Langston Hughes, The Weary Blues · 96%
  172. A Farewell Langston Hughes, The Weary Blues · 94%
  173. ♦Water Front Streets Langston Hughes, The Weary Blues · 92%
  174. Tattoo Wallace Stevens, Harmonium · 98%
  175. The Snow Man Wallace Stevens, Harmonium · 91%
  176. From the Misery of Don Joost Wallace Stevens, Harmonium · 90%
  177. Peter Quince at the Clavier I Wallace Stevens, Harmonium · 90%
  178. Another Weeping Woman Wallace Stevens, Harmonium · 89%
  179. Anecdote of the Jar Wallace Stevens, Harmonium · 88%
  180. Hymn from a Watermelon Pavilion Wallace Stevens, Harmonium · 87%
  181. Floral Decorations for Bananas Wallace Stevens, Harmonium · 85%
  182. The Cuban Doctor Wallace Stevens, Harmonium · 83%
  183. O, Florida, Venereal Soil Wallace Stevens, Harmonium · 82%
  184. Peter Quince at the Clavier III Wallace Stevens, Harmonium · 80%
  185. The Curtains in the House of the Metaphysician Wallace Stevens, Harmonium · 79%
  186. Thursday William Carlos Williams, Sour Grapes · 98%
  187. Appeal William Carlos Williams, Al Que Quiere! · 98%
  188. The Hunter William Carlos Williams, Sour Grapes · 96%
  189. April William Carlos Williams, Sour Grapes · 94%
  190. Willow Poem William Carlos Williams, Sour Grapes · 93%
  191. The Cold Night William Carlos Williams, Sour Grapes · 92%
  192. Queen-Ann's-Lace William Carlos Williams, Sour Grapes · 90%
  193. The Disputants William Carlos Williams, Sour Grapes · 90%
  194. Overture to a Dance of Locomotives I William Carlos Williams, Sour Grapes · 89%
  195. Tract William Carlos Williams, Al Que Quiere! · 88%
  196. Soothsay William Carlos Williams, Al Que Quiere! · 83%
  197. Envoi Ezra Pound, Personae · 96%
  198. A Pact Ezra Pound, Lustra · 96%
  199. Na Audiart Ezra Pound, Personae · 94%
  200. The Tea Shop Ezra Pound, Lustra · 93%
  201. From Syria Ezra Pound, Personae · 91%
  202. Ballad of the Gibbet Ezra Pound, Personae · 91%
  203. The Garden Ezra Pound, Lustra · 91%
  204. Heather Ezra Pound, Lustra · 91%
  205. Sennin Poem by Kakuhaku Ezra Pound, Lustra · 91%
  206. Ortus Ezra Pound, Lustra · 90%
  207. D'Aubigne to Diane Ezra Pound, Personae · 89%
  208. Old Idea of Choan by Rosoriu Ezra Pound, Lustra · 88%
  209. Ancora Ezra Pound, Lustra · 88%
  210. Villanelle: The Psychological Hour Ezra Pound, Lustra · 87%
  211. The Garret Ezra Pound, Lustra · 86%
  212. Tempora Ezra Pound, Lustra · 82%
  213. Salutation Ezra Pound, Lustra · 79%
  214. A Drinking Song W. B. Yeats, Responsibilities · 100%
  215. Aedh Hears the Cry of the Sedge W. B. Yeats, The Wind Among the Reeds · 100%
  216. The Heart of the Woman W. B. Yeats, The Wind Among the Reeds · 100%
  217. The Poet Pleads with His Friend for Old Friends W. B. Yeats, The Wind Among the Reeds · 100%
  218. The Song of Wandering Aengus W. B. Yeats, The Wind Among the Reeds · 99%
  219. The Mask W. B. Yeats, Responsibilities · 98%
  220. The Coming of Wisdom with Time W. B. Yeats, Responsibilities · 97%
  221. Aedh Gives His Beloved Certain Rhymes W. B. Yeats, The Wind Among the Reeds · 97%
  222. Hanrahan Reproves the Curlew W. B. Yeats, The Wind Among the Reeds · 97%
  223. The Consolation W. B. Yeats, Responsibilities · 96%
  224. Aedh Wishes His Beloved Were Dead W. B. Yeats, The Wind Among the Reeds · 96%
  225. The Fiddler of Dooney W. B. Yeats, The Wind Among the Reeds · 96%
  226. Aedh Pleads with the Elemental Powers W. B. Yeats, The Wind Among the Reeds · 95%
  227. At Galway Races W. B. Yeats, Responsibilities · 95%
  228. The Everlasting Voices W. B. Yeats, The Wind Among the Reeds · 95%
  229. The Blessed W. B. Yeats, The Wind Among the Reeds · 95%
  230. Michael Robartes Remembers Forgotten Beauty W. B. Yeats, The Wind Among the Reeds · 94%
  231. The Young Man's Song W. B. Yeats, Responsibilities · 94%
  232. The Three Beggars W. B. Yeats, Responsibilities · 93%
  233. The Grey Rock W. B. Yeats, Responsibilities · 92%
  234. An Appointment W. B. Yeats, Responsibilities · 92%
  235. The Dolls W. B. Yeats, Responsibilities · 92%
  236. To a Child Dancing in the Wind II W. B. Yeats, Responsibilities · 92%
  237. Against Unworthy Praise W. B. Yeats, Responsibilities · 91%
  238. A Deep-Sworn Vow W. B. Yeats, The Wild Swans at Coole
  239. A Meditation in Time of War W. B. Yeats, Michael Robartes and the Dancer
  240. A Prayer for My Son W. B. Yeats, The Tower
  241. An Irish Airman Foresees His Death W. B. Yeats, The Wild Swans at Coole
  242. Certain Artists Bring Her Dolls and Drawings W. B. Yeats, The Wild Swans at Coole
  243. Demon and Beast W. B. Yeats, Michael Robartes and the Dancer
  244. Easter, 1916 W. B. Yeats, Michael Robartes and the Dancer
  245. First Love W. B. Yeats, The Tower
  246. His Memories W. B. Yeats, The Tower
  247. Human Dignity W. B. Yeats, The Tower
  248. In Memory of Alfred Pollexfen W. B. Yeats, The Wild Swans at Coole
  249. Lines Written in Dejection W. B. Yeats, The Wild Swans at Coole
  250. My Table W. B. Yeats, The Tower
  251. On a Political Prisoner W. B. Yeats, Michael Robartes and the Dancer
  252. Presences W. B. Yeats, The Wild Swans at Coole
  253. Sixteen Dead Men W. B. Yeats, Michael Robartes and the Dancer
  254. Solomon and the Witch W. B. Yeats, Michael Robartes and the Dancer
  255. Summer and Spring W. B. Yeats, The Tower
  256. The Balloon of the Mind W. B. Yeats, The Wild Swans at Coole
  257. The Cat and the Moon W. B. Yeats, The Wild Swans at Coole
  258. The Dawn W. B. Yeats, The Wild Swans at Coole
  259. The Death of the Hare W. B. Yeats, The Tower
  260. The Double Vision of Michael Robartes I W. B. Yeats, The Wild Swans at Coole
  261. The Double Vision of Michael Robartes II W. B. Yeats, The Wild Swans at Coole
  262. The Empty Cup W. B. Yeats, The Tower
  263. The Friends of His Youth W. B. Yeats, The Tower
  264. The Hawk W. B. Yeats, The Wild Swans at Coole
  265. The Road at My Door W. B. Yeats, The Tower
  266. The Rose Tree W. B. Yeats, Michael Robartes and the Dancer
  267. The Stare’s Nest by My Window W. B. Yeats, The Tower
  268. The Three Monuments W. B. Yeats, The Tower
  269. To Be Carved on a Stone at Ballylee W. B. Yeats, Michael Robartes and the Dancer
  270. Towards Break of Day W. B. Yeats, Michael Robartes and the Dancer
  271. And all is well, tho’ faith and form Alfred Tennyson, In Memoriam A.H.H. · 100%
  272. And was the day of my delight Alfred Tennyson, In Memoriam A.H.H. · 100%
  273. Contemplate all this work of Time Alfred Tennyson, In Memoriam A.H.H. · 100%
  274. Could I have said while he was here Alfred Tennyson, In Memoriam A.H.H. · 100%
  275. Dark house, by which once more I stand Alfred Tennyson, In Memoriam A.H.H. · 100%
  276. Do we indeed desire the dead Alfred Tennyson, In Memoriam A.H.H. · 100%
  277. Doors, where my heart was used to beat Alfred Tennyson, In Memoriam A.H.H. · 100%
  278. Epilogue Alfred Tennyson, The Early Poems · 100%
  279. Heart-affluence in discursive talk Alfred Tennyson, In Memoriam A.H.H. · 100%
  280. How fares it with the happy dead? Alfred Tennyson, In Memoriam A.H.H. · 100%
  281. How pure at heart and sound in head Alfred Tennyson, In Memoriam A.H.H. · 100%
  282. I cannot love thee as I ought Alfred Tennyson, In Memoriam A.H.H. · 100%
  283. I cannot see the features right Alfred Tennyson, In Memoriam A.H.H. · 100%
  284. Maud XV Alfred Tennyson, Maud, and Other Poems · 100%
  285. The Arrival Alfred Tennyson, The Early Poems · 100%
  286. The Skipping Rope Alfred Tennyson, The Early Poems · 100%
  287. The Letters Alfred Tennyson, Maud, and Other Poems · 100%
  288. L’Envoi Alfred Tennyson, The Early Poems · 99%
  289. Sir Galahad Alfred Tennyson, The Early Poems · 99%
  290. The Departure Alfred Tennyson, The Early Poems · 99%
  291. The Eagle Alfred Tennyson, The Early Poems · 99%
  292. To the Queen Alfred Tennyson, The Early Poems · 98%
  293. Prologue Alfred Tennyson, The Early Poems · 98%
  294. Will Waterproof’s Lyrical Monologue Alfred Tennyson, The Early Poems · 98%
  295. The Sleeping Beauty Alfred Tennyson, The Early Poems · 98%
  296. The Beggar Maid Alfred Tennyson, The Early Poems · 98%
  297. On the Death Of, the Duke of Wellington Alfred Tennyson, Maud, and Other Poems · 95%
  298. Maud XX Alfred Tennyson, Maud, and Other Poems · 95%
  299. Maud XIV Alfred Tennyson, Maud, and Other Poems · 94%
  300. The Daisy. Written at Edinburgh Alfred Tennyson, Maud, and Other Poems · 94%
  301. Maud XIX Alfred Tennyson, Maud, and Other Poems · 94%
  302. To the Rev. F. D. Maurice Alfred Tennyson, Maud, and Other Poems · 93%
  303. Maud VI Alfred Tennyson, Maud, and Other Poems · 91%
  304. Maud Part II II Alfred Tennyson, Maud, and Other Poems · 91%
  305. Maud VIII Alfred Tennyson, Maud, and Other Poems · 88%
  306. Maud X Alfred Tennyson, Maud, and Other Poems · 85%
  307. Porphyria's Lover Robert Browning, Dramatic Lyrics · 98%
  308. The Boy and the Angel Robert Browning, Dramatic Lyrics · 97%
  309. In a Gondola Robert Browning, Dramatic Lyrics · 96%
  310. Time's Revenges Robert Browning, Dramatic Lyrics · 96%
  311. Count Gismond Robert Browning, Dramatic Lyrics · 96%
  312. The Italian in England Robert Browning, Dramatic Lyrics · 96%
  313. Incident of the French Camp Robert Browning, Dramatic Lyrics · 96%
  314. Waring Robert Browning, Dramatic Lyrics · 94%
  315. The Last Ride Together Robert Browning, Dramatic Lyrics · 94%
  316. A Grammarian's Funeral Robert Browning, Dramatic Lyrics · 92%
  317. The Pied Piper of Hamelin Robert Browning, Dramatic Lyrics · 90%
  318. The Englishman in Italy Robert Browning, Dramatic Lyrics · 90%
  319. "Heap Cassia, Sandal-Buds, and Stripes" Robert Browning, Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning
  320. "Over the Sea Our Galleys Went" Robert Browning, Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning
  321. Evelyn Hope Robert Browning, Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning
  322. In Three Days Robert Browning, Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning
  323. Incident of the French Camp Robert Browning, Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning
  324. May and Death Robert Browning, Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning
  325. Memorabilia Robert Browning, Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning
  326. Prologue to Asolando Robert Browning, Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning
  327. Prologue to Pacchiarotto Robert Browning, Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning
  328. Shop Robert Browning, Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning
  329. The Boy and the Angel Robert Browning, Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning
  330. The Italian in England Robert Browning, Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning
  331. Carmen XLI: On Mamurra's Mistress Catullus, The Carmina · 96%
  332. Carmen XXXII: Craving Ipsithilla's Last Favours Catullus, The Carmina · 96%
  333. Carmen XXIII: To Furius Satirically Praising His Poverty Catullus, The Carmina · 95%
  334. Carmen LI: To Lesbia Catullus, The Carmina · 94%
  335. Carmen XXVIII: To Friends on Return from Travel Catullus, The Carmina · 93%
  336. Carmen XXXIV: Hymn to Diana Catullus, The Carmina · 92%
  337. Carmen X: He Meets Varus and Mistress Catullus, The Carmina · 92%
  338. Carmen II: Lesbia's Sparrow Catullus, The Carmina · 91%
  339. Carmen LXI: Epithalamium on Vinia and Manlius Catullus, The Carmina · 91%
  340. Carmen XV: To Aurelius—Hands Off the Boy! Catullus, The Carmina · 90%
  341. Book I: Ode IX: Vides Ut Alta Horace, The Odes and Carmen Saeculare · 100%
  342. Book I: Ode XXVI: Musis Amicus Horace, The Odes and Carmen Saeculare · 100%
  343. Book I: Ode XXXVIII: Persicos Odi Horace, The Odes and Carmen Saeculare · 100%
  344. Book I: Ode XXXIV: Parcus Deorum Horace, The Odes and Carmen Saeculare · 99%
  345. Book IV: Ode XIV: Quae Cura Patrum Horace, The Odes and Carmen Saeculare · 99%
  346. Book III: Ode XXIII: Coelo Supinas Horace, The Odes and Carmen Saeculare · 99%
  347. Book II: Ode II: Nullus Argento Horace, The Odes and Carmen Saeculare · 99%
  348. Book II: Ode X: Rectius Vives Horace, The Odes and Carmen Saeculare · 99%
  349. Book I: Ode XVII: Velox Amoenum Horace, The Odes and Carmen Saeculare · 98%
  350. Book I: Ode XXIX: Icci, Beatis Horace, The Odes and Carmen Saeculare · 98%
  351. Book II: Ode XVI: Otium Divos Horace, The Odes and Carmen Saeculare · 98%
  352. Book III: Ode II: Angustam Amice Horace, The Odes and Carmen Saeculare · 98%
  353. A Brother Poet Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
  354. A Waukrife Minnie Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
  355. Address to the Woodlark Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
  356. Ah, Woe Is Me, My Mother Dear Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
  357. Alteration of an Old Poem Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
  358. Beware o’ Bonie Ann Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
  359. Ca’ the Yowes to the Knowes Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
  360. Come, Let Me Take Thee to My Breast Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
  361. Compliments of John Syme of Ryedale Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
  362. Craigieburn Wood Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
  363. Deluded Swain, the Pleasure Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
  364. Epigram Addressed to an Artist Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
  365. A Romance of the Ganges Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Lady Geraldine's Courtship, and Other Poems
  366. Affectionately Inscribed to M. E. H Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Lady Geraldine's Courtship, and Other Poems
  367. An Island Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Lady Geraldine's Courtship, and Other Poems
  368. First Angel Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Lady Geraldine's Courtship, and Other Poems
  369. Second Angel Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Lady Geraldine's Courtship, and Other Poems
  370. Shakespeare Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Lady Geraldine's Courtship, and Other Poems
  371. Synesius Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Lady Geraldine's Courtship, and Other Poems
  372. The Child-Friend of Goethe Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Lady Geraldine's Courtship, and Other Poems
  373. The Romaunt of the Page Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Lady Geraldine's Courtship, and Other Poems
  374. The Runaway Slave at Pilgrim's Point Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Lady Geraldine's Courtship, and Other Poems
  375. A Better Resurrection Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market and Other Poems · 100%
  376. A Birthday Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market and Other Poems · 100%
  377. A Smile and a Sigh Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market and Other Poems · 100%
  378. Dost Thou Not Care? Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market and Other Poems · 100%
  379. Fata Morgana Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market and Other Poems · 100%
  380. Gone for Ever Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market and Other Poems · 100%
  381. Long Barren Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market and Other Poems · 100%
  382. Love from the North Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market and Other Poems · 100%
  383. May Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market and Other Poems · 100%
  384. Memory II Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market and Other Poems · 100%
  385. Song Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market and Other Poems · 100%
  386. Twilight Night I Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market and Other Poems · 100%
  387. Part VI Oscar Wilde, The Ballad of Reading Gaol · 100%
  388. Part II Oscar Wilde, The Ballad of Reading Gaol · 99%
  389. Part I Oscar Wilde, The Ballad of Reading Gaol · 99%
  390. Part III Oscar Wilde, The Ballad of Reading Gaol · 98%
  391. Part IV Oscar Wilde, The Ballad of Reading Gaol · 98%
  392. Part V Oscar Wilde, The Ballad of Reading Gaol · 98%
  393. The Ballad of Reading Gaol Oscar Wilde
  394. A Christmas Folksong Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 100%
  395. A Lyric Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 100%
  396. A Misty Day Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 100%
  397. A Plantation Melody Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 100%
  398. An Easy-Goin' Feller Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 100%
  399. At Night Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 100%
  400. Beyond the Years Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 100%

The first 400 of 7,669 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.