Laurel · Poems by form and metre

Trochaic tetrameter

Four trochees to the line, the stress falling first: the measure of Hiawatha and the Kalevala, and of much verse for children and for spells. Below, what the metre is and how to recognise it, then every poem on Laurel measured as trochaic tetrameter, with how closely each keeps it.

What trochaic tetrameter is

Four beats to the line, each one a heavy syllable and then a light one: DUM-da four times, eight syllables, or seven when the last light syllable is dropped, which it usually is. The line of Hiawatha and of much verse for children and spells.

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

TY-ger, TY-ger, BUR-ning BRIGHT
Blake, The Tyger; the beats in capitals

How to tell

The line begins on a heavy syllable and usually ends on one too, seven syllables in all. This is the metre most often misread as iambic tetrameter, because an iambic line that drops its first syllable looks the same on paper; listen to how the lines begin.

Paste a poem of your own and Laurel will say whether it is in trochaic tetrameter, stanza by stanza. How to scan a line.

1,133 poems on Laurel in trochaic tetrameter

  1. Incident Characteristic of a Favourite Dog William Wordsworth, The Poetical Works, Volume III · 98%
  2. Foresight William Wordsworth, The Poetical Works, Volume II · 94%
  3. Song for the Wandering Jew William Wordsworth, The Poetical Works, Volume II · 94%
  4. To the Same Flower William Wordsworth, The Poetical Works, Volume II · 93%
  5. To a Sexton William Wordsworth, The Poetical Works, Volume II · 91%
  6. Robin Hood John Keats, Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems · 97%
  7. Fancy John Keats, Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems · 96%
  8. Ode (Bards of Passion and of Mirth) John Keats, Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems · 96%
  9. Lines on the Mermaid Tavern John Keats, Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems · 94%
  10. Fragment: 'When Soft Winds and Sunny Skies' Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Complete Poetical Works, Volume II · 100%
  11. Stanza Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Complete Poetical Works, Volume II · 100%
  12. Dirge for the Year Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Complete Poetical Works, Volume II · 98%
  13. To Sophia Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Complete Poetical Works, Volume II · 98%
  14. Song to the Men of England Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Complete Poetical Works, Volume II · 97%
  15. Another Version of the Preceding Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Complete Poetical Works, Volume II · 97%
  16. Another Version of the Same Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Complete Poetical Works, Volume II · 97%
  17. A Bridal Song Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Complete Poetical Works, Volume II · 96%
  18. Fragment: 'Wake the Serpent Not' Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Complete Poetical Works, Volume II · 96%
  19. Song Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Complete Poetical Works, Volume II · 95%
  20. Chorus of Spirits Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Complete Poetical Works, Volume II · 95%
  21. Cancelled Fragments of the Ode to Heaven Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Complete Poetical Works, Volume II · 94%
  22. Written on the Occasion of the Massacre at Manchester Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Complete Poetical Works, Volume I · 94%
  23. Prologue Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Complete Poetical Works, Volume I · 94%
  24. Part III: Hell Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Complete Poetical Works, Volume I · 92%
  25. A Cradle Song William Blake, Songs of Innocence and of Experience · 100%
  26. A Cradle Song William Blake, Songs of Innocence and of Experience · 100%
  27. A Song William Blake, Poems of William Blake · 100%
  28. Introduction William Blake, Songs of Innocence and of Experience · 100%
  29. The Lamb William Blake, Poems of William Blake · 100%
  30. The Lamb William Blake, Songs of Innocence and of Experience · 100%
  31. On Another's Sorrow William Blake, Poems of William Blake · 98%
  32. On Another’s Sorrow William Blake, Songs of Innocence and of Experience · 98%
  33. The Tiger William Blake, Songs of Innocence and of Experience · 98%
  34. The Tyger William Blake, Poems of William Blake · 98%
  35. A Dream William Blake, Poems of William Blake · 96%
  36. A Dream William Blake, Songs of Innocence and of Experience · 96%
  37. The Voice of the Ancient Bard William Blake, Poems of William Blake · 92%
  38. The Voice of the Ancient Bard William Blake, Songs of Innocence and of Experience · 92%
  39. Names Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 96%
  40. Lugete, o Veneres, Cupidinesque.—CATULLUS Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 94%
  41. Westphalian Song Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 94%
  42. English Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 93%
  43. Copied from a Print of the Virgin in a Catholic Village in Germany Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 92%
  44. Domestic Peace Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Coleridge · 86%
  45. The Bells Edgar Allan Poe, The Complete Poetical Works · 97%
  46. Dream-Land Edgar Allan Poe, The Complete Poetical Works · 92%
  47. Ending Emily Dickinson, Poems · 100%
  48. March Emily Dickinson, Poems · 100%
  49. Out of the Morning Emily Dickinson, Poems · 100%
  50. Playmates Emily Dickinson, Poems · 100%
  51. Setting Sail Emily Dickinson, Poems · 97%
  52. Possession Emily Dickinson, Poems · 96%
  53. Thanksgiving Day Emily Dickinson, Poems · 93%
  54. Loyalty Emily Dickinson, Poems · 92%
  55. My Rose Emily Dickinson, Poems · 92%
  56. Angels in the early morning Emily Dickinson, Poems
  57. Nature rarer uses yellow Emily Dickinson, Poems
  58. On the bleakness of my lot Emily Dickinson, Poems
  59. Primrose William Carlos Williams, Sour Grapes · 94%
  60. Dedication for a Plot of Ground William Carlos Williams, Al Que Quiere! · 93%
  61. Memory of April William Carlos Williams, Sour Grapes · 92%
  62. History William Carlos Williams, Al Que Quiere! · 91%
  63. Foreign William Carlos Williams, Al Que Quiere! · 91%
  64. Woman Walking William Carlos Williams, Al Que Quiere! · 90%
  65. Suite William Carlos Williams, Al Que Quiere! · 90%
  66. Romance Moderne William Carlos Williams, Sour Grapes · 87%
  67. Abroad William Carlos Williams, Al Que Quiere! · 86%
  68. A Prelude William Carlos Williams, Al Que Quiere! · 86%
  69. Trees William Carlos Williams, Al Que Quiere! · 86%
  70. Dum Capitolium Scandet Ezra Pound, Lustra · 100%
  71. Cino Ezra Pound, Personae · 96%
  72. Liu Ch’e Ezra Pound, Lustra · 92%
  73. Amitiés Ezra Pound, Lustra · 85%
  74. The Game of Chess Ezra Pound, Lustra · 83%
  75. The Rest Ezra Pound, Lustra · 83%
  76. Lesbia Illa Ezra Pound, Lustra · 79%
  77. The Realists W. B. Yeats, Responsibilities · 100%
  78. The Three Hermits W. B. Yeats, Responsibilities · 95%
  79. Peace W. B. Yeats, Responsibilities · 88%
  80. Part I Alfred Tennyson, The Early Poems · 99%
  81. The Lord of Burleigh Alfred Tennyson, The Early Poems · 98%
  82. A Dirge Alfred Tennyson, The Early Poems · 97%
  83. The Grasshopper II Alfred Tennyson, The Early Poems · 96%
  84. The Grasshopper I Alfred Tennyson, The Early Poems · 95%
  85. Dualisms Alfred Tennyson, The Early Poems · 94%
  86. The Poet’s Mind Alfred Tennyson, The Early Poems · 92%
  87. Adeline Alfred Tennyson, The Early Poems · 92%
  88. Lilian Alfred Tennyson, The Early Poems · 91%
  89. To Christopher North Alfred Tennyson, The Early Poems · 90%
  90. The Hesperides Alfred Tennyson, The Early Poems · 87%
  91. Book IV: Ode III: Quem Tu, Melpomene Horace, The Odes and Carmen Saeculare · 92%
  92. Ae Fond Kiss, and Then We Sever Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
  93. Ca’ the Yowes to the Knowes—Second Version Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
  94. Crowdie Ever Mair Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
  95. Extemporaneous Effusion Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
  96. Frae the Friends and Land I Love Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
  97. Fragment,—Why, Why Tell the Lover Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
  98. Gude Ale Keeps the Heart Aboon Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
  99. Lady Onlie, Honest Lucky Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
  100. Love for Love Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
  101. Stay My Charmer Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
  102. Thine Am I, My Faithful Fair Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
  103. Thou Fair Eliza Robert Burns, Poems and Songs · 100%
  104. A Ring Posy Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market and Other Poems · 100%
  105. The Offering of the New Law, the One Oblation Once Offered Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market and Other Poems · 98%
  106. Sound Sleep Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market and Other Poems · 98%
  107. Death's Chill Between Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market and Other Poems · 98%
  108. In the Round Tower at Jhansi Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market and Other Poems · 96%
  109. The Bourne Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market and Other Poems · 96%
  110. 'Before the Paling of the Stars' Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market and Other Poems · 96%
  111. Seasons Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market and Other Poems · 95%
  112. Amen Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market and Other Poems · 95%
  113. Martyrs' Song Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market and Other Poems · 93%
  114. The Ghost's Petition Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market and Other Poems · 86%
  115. A Coquette Conquered Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 100%
  116. A Plantation Portrait Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 100%
  117. A Plea Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 100%
  118. Curtain Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 100%
  119. Dely Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 100%
  120. Dinah Kneading Dough Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 100%
  121. Drizzle Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 100%
  122. Foolin' Wid De Seasons Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 100%
  123. In the Morning Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 100%
  124. Keep a Song Up on De Way Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 100%
  125. Lover's Lane Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 100%
  126. Noddin' by De Fire Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Complete Poems · 100%
  127. Ford o' Kabul River Rudyard Kipling, Verses 1889–1896 · 99%
  128. The Mother-Lodge Rudyard Kipling, Verses 1889–1896 · 96%
  129. The Widow's Party Rudyard Kipling, Barrack-Room Ballads · 96%
  130. Bill 'Awkins Rudyard Kipling, Verses 1889–1896 · 96%
  131. The Mother-Lodge Rudyard Kipling, Barrack-Room Ballads · 95%
  132. The Ladies Rudyard Kipling, Barrack-Room Ballads · 94%
  133. “Follow Me 'Ome” Rudyard Kipling, Verses 1889–1896 · 94%
  134. The Ladies Rudyard Kipling, Verses 1889–1896 · 94%
  135. The Widow's Party Rudyard Kipling, Verses 1889–1896 · 93%
  136. The Explanation Rudyard Kipling, Verses 1889–1896 · 92%
  137. The Legend of Evil I Rudyard Kipling, Verses 1889–1896 · 87%
  138. Poem II Thomas Hardy, Poems of the Past and the Present · 100%
  139. The Bullfinches Thomas Hardy, Poems of the Past and the Present · 100%
  140. Ditty (E. L G.) Thomas Hardy, Wessex Poems and Other Verses · 98%
  141. Mad Judy Thomas Hardy, Poems of the Past and the Present · 95%
  142. On a Fine Morning Thomas Hardy, Poems of the Past and the Present · 94%
  143. Wives in the Sere II Thomas Hardy, Poems of the Past and the Present · 94%
  144. Wives in the Sere I Thomas Hardy, Poems of the Past and the Present · 91%
  145. Autumn Within Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · 100%
  146. Hiawatha’s Sailing Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Song of Hiawatha · 100%
  147. The Ropewalk Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · 99%
  148. Elsie's Chamber Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · 99%
  149. The Hunting of Pau-Puk-Keewis Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Song of Hiawatha · 98%
  150. By El Commendador Escriva Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · 98%
  151. Hiawatha’s Wedding-Feast Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Song of Hiawatha · 98%
  152. The Famine Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Song of Hiawatha · 98%
  153. Hiawatha and Mudjekeewis Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Song of Hiawatha · 98%
  154. The Four Winds Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Song of Hiawatha · 98%
  155. Hiawatha’s Wooing Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Song of Hiawatha · 98%
  156. Noël Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · 98%
  157. The Death of Kwasind Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Song of Hiawatha · 98%
  158. Hiawatha’s Fishing Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Song of Hiawatha · 98%
  159. Glove of Black in White Hand Bare Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · 98%
  160. The Children's Crusade II Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · 98%
  161. Introduction Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Song of Hiawatha · 98%
  162. Hiawatha’s Childhood Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Song of Hiawatha · 98%
  163. The Ghosts Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Song of Hiawatha · 98%
  164. Oliver Basselin Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · 98%
  165. The Skerry of Shrieks Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · 97%
  166. The Secret of the Sea Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Complete Poetical Works · 97%
  167. Carol Ivor Gurney, Severn and Somme · 95%
  168. Chapter XI: Waking Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass · 86%
  169. Fairy Bread Robert Louis Stevenson, A Child's Garden of Verses · 100%
  170. Looking-Glass River Robert Louis Stevenson, A Child's Garden of Verses · 100%
  171. Marching Song Robert Louis Stevenson, A Child's Garden of Verses · 100%
  172. The Little Land Robert Louis Stevenson, A Child's Garden of Verses · 99%
  173. Picture-Books in Winter Robert Louis Stevenson, A Child's Garden of Verses · 98%
  174. Poem V Robert Louis Stevenson, A Child's Garden of Verses · 98%
  175. Travel Robert Louis Stevenson, A Child's Garden of Verses · 98%
  176. Good and Bad Children Robert Louis Stevenson, A Child's Garden of Verses · 97%
  177. Foreign Children Robert Louis Stevenson, A Child's Garden of Verses · 96%
  178. The Flowers Robert Louis Stevenson, A Child's Garden of Verses · 96%
  179. Night and Day Robert Louis Stevenson, A Child's Garden of Verses · 96%
  180. The Desecraters G. K. Chesterton, The Wild Knight and Other Poems · 98%
  181. The Outlaw G. K. Chesterton, The Wild Knight and Other Poems · 98%
  182. The Human Tree G. K. Chesterton, The Wild Knight and Other Poems · 97%
  183. The Lamp Post G. K. Chesterton, The Wild Knight and Other Poems · 96%
  184. The Fish G. K. Chesterton, The Wild Knight and Other Poems · 96%
  185. The Holy of Holies G. K. Chesterton, The Wild Knight and Other Poems · 94%
  186. The Skeleton G. K. Chesterton, The Wild Knight and Other Poems · 87%
  187. Hapless Walter de la Mare, Peacock Pie · 100%
  188. Melmillo Walter de la Mare, Peacock Pie · 99%
  189. Peak and Puke Walter de la Mare, Peacock Pie · 99%
  190. The Little Bird Walter de la Mare, Peacock Pie · 96%
  191. Nobody Knows Walter de la Mare, Peacock Pie · 95%
  192. Arabia Walter de la Mare, The Listeners and Other Poems · 94%
  193. Mistletoe Walter de la Mare, Peacock Pie · 93%
  194. Preference Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë, Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell · 94%
  195. The Elder's Rebuke Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë, Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell · 91%
  196. Hope Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë, Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell · 90%
  197. Song George Meredith, Poems, Volume I · 100%
  198. Marian George Meredith, Poems, Volume I · 98%
  199. Song George Meredith, Poems, Volume I · 98%
  200. The Head of Bran the Blest IV George Meredith, Poems, Volume I · 97%
  201. The Sweet o’ the Year George Meredith, Poems, Volume I · 97%
  202. Song George Meredith, Poems, Volume I · 96%
  203. Chillianwallah George Meredith, Poems, Volume I · 95%
  204. Will o’ the Wisp George Meredith, Poems, Volume I · 95%
  205. Cassandra George Meredith, Poems, Volume I · 94%
  206. Daphne George Meredith, Poems, Volume I · 92%
  207. July II George Meredith, Poems, Volume I · 89%
  208. Walpurgis-Night Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust, Part One · 95%
  209. Sorrow Edna St. Vincent Millay, Renascence and Other Poems · 100%
  210. The Shroud Edna St. Vincent Millay, Renascence and Other Poems · 98%
  211. Beehive Jean Toomer, Cane · 100%
  212. Cotton Song Jean Toomer, Cane · 98%
  213. Night Jean Toomer, Cane · 92%
  214. Heritage Countee Cullen, Color · 95%
  215. To My Fairer Brethren Countee Cullen, Color · 92%
  216. The Spanish Needle Claude McKay, Harlem Shadows · 93%
  217. The Carpenter's Son A. E. Housman, A Shropshire Lad · 97%
  218. The Day of Battle A. E. Housman, A Shropshire Lad · 97%
  219. Reveille A. E. Housman, A Shropshire Lad · 96%
  220. River Song Henry David Thoreau, Poems of Nature · 96%
  221. Some Tumultuous Little Rill Henry David Thoreau, Poems of Nature · 92%
  222. Boat Song Henry David Thoreau, Poems of Nature · 83%
  223. To Ellinda, Vpon His Late Recovery, a Paradox Richard Lovelace, Lucasta · 94%
  224. Orpheus to Woods Richard Lovelace, Lucasta · 93%
  225. Psalme XXIII Richard Crashaw, Steps to the Temple and Other Poems · 99%
  226. Vpon the Death of the Most Desired Mr. Herrys Richard Crashaw, Steps to the Temple and Other Poems · 98%
  227. Vpon a Gnatt Burnt in a Candle Richard Crashaw, Steps to the Temple and Other Poems · 96%
  228. Out of Catullus Richard Crashaw, Steps to the Temple and Other Poems · 86%
  229. She I love (alas in vain!) Walter Savage Landor, Imaginary Conversations and Poems · 92%
  230. 1065. Another Robert Herrick, Hesperides · 100%
  231. 1069. To Julia Robert Herrick, Hesperides · 100%
  232. 147. Dissuasions from Idleness Robert Herrick, Hesperides · 100%
  233. 189. To Cherry-Blossoms Robert Herrick, Hesperides · 100%
  234. 209. Safety to Look to Oneself Robert Herrick, Hesperides · 100%
  235. 217. The Bleeding Hand; Or, the Sprig of Eglantine Given to a Maid Robert Herrick, Hesperides · 100%
  236. 286. Upon Love Robert Herrick, Hesperides · 100%
  237. 310. Upon a Child That Died Robert Herrick, Hesperides · 100%
  238. 314. The Good-Night or Blessing Robert Herrick, Hesperides · 100%
  239. 337. A Short Hymn to Venus Robert Herrick, Hesperides · 100%
  240. 36. How the Wall-Flower Came First, and Why So Called Robert Herrick, Hesperides · 100%
  241. 386. A Vow to Mars Robert Herrick, Hesperides · 100%
  242. Song 10 Philip Sidney, Astrophel and Stella · 100%
  243. Song 2 Philip Sidney, Astrophel and Stella · 97%
  244. Song 8 Philip Sidney, Astrophel and Stella · 97%
  245. Song 4 Philip Sidney, Astrophel and Stella · 96%
  246. Song 9 Philip Sidney, Astrophel and Stella · 94%
  247. A Letter Home Siegfried Sassoon, The War Poems · 95%
  248. Stand-To: Good Friday Morning Siegfried Sassoon, The War Poems · 92%
  249. The Cottage Robert Graves, Fairies and Fusiliers · 97%
  250. I'd Love to Be a Fairy's Child Robert Graves, Fairies and Fusiliers · 97%
  251. Marigolds Robert Graves, Fairies and Fusiliers · 96%
  252. Sorley's Weather Robert Graves, Fairies and Fusiliers · 94%
  253. The Spoilsport Robert Graves, Fairies and Fusiliers · 94%
  254. Babylon Robert Graves, Fairies and Fusiliers · 94%
  255. A Child's Nightmare Robert Graves, Fairies and Fusiliers · 91%
  256. Careers Robert Graves, Fairies and Fusiliers · 82%
  257. Calico Pie IV Edward Lear, Nonsense Songs · 98%
  258. To Phœbe W. S. Gilbert, The Bab Ballads · 96%
  259. Tempora Mutantur W. S. Gilbert, The Bab Ballads · 93%
  260. The Inheritance D. H. Lawrence, Amores · 95%
  261. Reproach D. H. Lawrence, Amores · 90%
  262. Perfidy D. H. Lawrence, Amores · 89%
  263. Last Words to Miriam D. H. Lawrence, Amores · 88%
  264. Tease D. H. Lawrence, Amores · 87%
  265. Olive Algernon Charles Swinburne, Poems and Ballads · 95%
  266. Pater Filio Robert Bridges, Poetical Works · 96%
  267. Ad Domnulam Suam Ernest Dowson, The Poems of Ernest Dowson · 100%
  268. The Three Witches Ernest Dowson, The Poems of Ernest Dowson · 96%
  269. A Requiem Ernest Dowson, The Poems of Ernest Dowson · 94%
  270. Scala Jacobi Portaque Eburnea Francis Thompson, Poems (1893) · 95%
  271. The Father of Heaven Francis Thompson, Poems (1893) · 92%
  272. Angels Francis Thompson, Poems (1893) · 90%
  273. Lady Louise William Morris, The Defence of Guenevere · 96%
  274. Fall William Barnes, Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect · 100%
  275. Jeaene o' Grenley Mill William Barnes, Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect · 100%
  276. Light or Sheaede William Barnes, Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect · 100%
  277. Pentridge by the River William Barnes, Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect · 100%
  278. The Broken Heart William Barnes, Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect · 100%
  279. Times o' Year William Barnes, Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect · 100%
  280. Zun-Zet William Barnes, Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect · 100%
  281. Praise o' Do'Set William Barnes, Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect · 100%
  282. Vields by Watervalls William Barnes, Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect · 99%
  283. Come William Barnes, Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect · 98%
  284. Spring William Barnes, Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect · 98%
  285. Zummer an' Winter William Barnes, Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect · 98%
  286. Mary McNeely Edgar Lee Masters, Spoon River Anthology · 93%
  287. Percy Bysshe Shelley Edgar Lee Masters, Spoon River Anthology · 91%
  288. Ezra Bartlett Edgar Lee Masters, Spoon River Anthology · 91%
  289. Dillard Sissman Edgar Lee Masters, Spoon River Anthology · 89%
  290. Emily Sparks Edgar Lee Masters, Spoon River Anthology · 88%
  291. Thomas Rhodes Edgar Lee Masters, Spoon River Anthology · 78%
  292. Yankee Doodle Vachel Lindsay, The Congo and Other Poems · 96%
  293. Come Sara Teasdale, Love Songs · 100%
  294. Four Winds Sara Teasdale, Love Songs · 100%
  295. Love Me Sara Teasdale, Love Songs · 100%
  296. Wild Asters Sara Teasdale, Love Songs · 100%
  297. Open Windows Sara Teasdale, Flame and Shadow · 95%
  298. A Prayer Sara Teasdale, Flame and Shadow · 94%
  299. April Song Sara Teasdale, Love Songs · 92%
  300. Faces Sara Teasdale, Flame and Shadow · 92%
  301. Barter Sara Teasdale, Love Songs · 90%
  302. A Dead Year Jean Ingelow, Poems, Volume I · 98%
  303. Poem I Edwin Arlington Robinson, The Town Down the River · 100%
  304. Poem III Edwin Arlington Robinson, The Town Down the River · 100%
  305. The Pilot Edwin Arlington Robinson, The Town Down the River · 99%
  306. Poem II Edwin Arlington Robinson, The Town Down the River · 99%
  307. Poem IV Edwin Arlington Robinson, The Town Down the River · 97%
  308. The Cliff Temple III H.D., Sea Garden · 94%
  309. Late September Amy Lowell, Sword Blades and Poppy Seed · 91%
  310. Happiness Amy Lowell, Sword Blades and Poppy Seed · 89%
  311. In a Garden Amy Lowell, Sword Blades and Poppy Seed · 86%
  312. Old-Fashioned Roses James Whitcomb Riley, Riley Farm-Rhymes · 100%
  313. "Mylo Jones's Wife" James Whitcomb Riley, Riley Farm-Rhymes · 100%
  314. A Canary at the Farm James Whitcomb Riley, Riley Farm-Rhymes · 99%
  315. Old October James Whitcomb Riley, Riley Farm-Rhymes · 99%
  316. Up and Down Old Brandywine James Whitcomb Riley, Riley Farm-Rhymes · 99%
  317. Knee-Deep in June James Whitcomb Riley, Riley Farm-Rhymes · 97%
  318. Old Winters on the Farm James Whitcomb Riley, Riley Farm-Rhymes · 97%
  319. Comfort Robert W. Service, Songs of a Sourdough · 98%
  320. An Explanation James Weldon Johnson, Fifty Years and Other Poems · 100%
  321. Ma Lady's Lips Am Like De Honey James Weldon Johnson, Fifty Years and Other Poems · 100%
  322. The Seasons James Weldon Johnson, Fifty Years and Other Poems · 100%
  323. Sunrise in the Tropics James Weldon Johnson, Fifty Years and Other Poems · 98%
  324. A Banjo Song James Weldon Johnson, Fifty Years and Other Poems · 95%
  325. Venus in a Garden James Weldon Johnson, Fifty Years and Other Poems · 95%
  326. "Well He Slumbers, Greatly Slain" William Watson, The Poems of William Watson · 100%
  327. A Song Nicholas Breton, Pastoral Poems and Selected Poetry · 100%
  328. A Song of Three Singers I William Watson, The Poems of William Watson · 100%
  329. A Spring Ditty John Addington Symonds, Wine, Women and Song · 100%
  330. Another of the Same Nicholas Breton, Pastoral Poems and Selected Poetry · 100%
  331. Benedick's Song Henry John Newbolt, Poems: New and Old · 100%
  332. Distance Archibald Lampman, Lyrics of Earth · 100%
  333. Hemlock River Louise Imogen Guiney, Songs at the Start · 100%
  334. Her Beauty Nicholas Breton, Pastoral Poems and Selected Poetry · 100%
  335. Homeward Bound LII Heinrich Heine, Poems and Ballads · 100%
  336. Homeward Bound LIII Heinrich Heine, Poems and Ballads · 100%
  337. Homeward Bound LIV Heinrich Heine, Poems and Ballads · 100%
  338. Homeward Bound LXV Heinrich Heine, Poems and Ballads · 100%
  339. Homeward Bound LXXIX Heinrich Heine, Poems and Ballads · 100%
  340. Homeward Bound LXXVIII Heinrich Heine, Poems and Ballads · 100%
  341. Homeward Bound LXXXVIII Heinrich Heine, Poems and Ballads · 100%
  342. Homeward Bound XLVIII Heinrich Heine, Poems and Ballads · 100%
  343. Homeward Bound XXXVIII Heinrich Heine, Poems and Ballads · 100%
  344. Modest Love John Addington Symonds, Wine, Women and Song · 100%
  345. Of Her Will John Davies, The Complete Poems, Volume I · 100%
  346. Of Her Wisdome John Davies, The Complete Poems, Volume I · 100%
  347. On This Swelling Bank Thomas Stanley, Original Lyrics · 100%
  348. Plucking the Rushes (A Boy and Girl Are Sent to Gather Rushes for Thatching) Various, A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems · 100%
  349. Poem XIX John Addington Symonds, Wine, Women and Song · 100%
  350. Shilric James Macpherson, Fragments of Ancient Poetry · 100%
  351. Songs to Seraphine I Heinrich Heine, Poems and Ballads · 100%
  352. Songs to Seraphine X Heinrich Heine, Poems and Ballads · 100%
  353. Sorrows of Werther William Makepeace Thackeray, Ballads · 100%
  354. The Grenadier's Good-Bye Henry John Newbolt, Poems: New and Old · 100%
  355. The Invitation to Youth John Addington Symonds, Wine, Women and Song · 100%
  356. To Astræa John Davies, The Complete Poems, Volume I · 100%
  357. To Enuy John Davies, The Complete Poems, Volume I · 100%
  358. To the Sunne John Davies, The Complete Poems, Volume I · 100%
  359. World-Strangeness William Watson, The Poems of William Watson · 100%
  360. Runo VIII: Väinämöinen's Wound Elias Lönnrot, The Kalevala · 99%
  361. Le Roi D'Yvetot William Makepeace Thackeray, Ballads · 99%
  362. The Vigil Henry John Newbolt, Poems: New and Old · 99%
  363. Runo XVI: Väinämöinen in Tuonela Elias Lönnrot, The Kalevala · 99%
  364. Cwydd Marwnad Lleucu Llwyd Evan Evans, Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards · 99%
  365. Runo VI: Joukahainen's Crossbow Elias Lönnrot, The Kalevala · 99%
  366. The Land of Kisses Isabella Valancy Crawford, Old Spookses' Pass, Malcolm's Katie and Other Poems · 99%
  367. The Suit to Phyllis John Addington Symonds, Wine, Women and Song · 99%
  368. The Vow to Cupid John Addington Symonds, Wine, Women and Song · 99%
  369. Written at the Age of Fourteen Henry Kirke White, The Poetical Works of Henry Kirke White · 99%
  370. An Echo Jonathan Swift, Poems, Volume II · 99%
  371. Of Her Wit John Davies, The Complete Poems, Volume I · 99%
  372. Runo II: Väinämöinen's Sowing Elias Lönnrot, The Kalevala · 99%
  373. Runo IV: The Fate of Aino Elias Lönnrot, The Kalevala · 99%
  374. Runo XVIII: Väinämöinen and Ilmarinen Travel to Pohjola Elias Lönnrot, The Kalevala · 99%
  375. Runo XXXIV: Kullervo and His Parents Elias Lönnrot, The Kalevala · 99%
  376. The Maid and the Palmer Arthur Quiller-Couch, The Oxford Book of Ballads · 99%
  377. Of the Organs of Her Minde John Davies, The Complete Poems, Volume I · 99%
  378. Part II Robert Bell, Ancient Poems, Ballads and Songs of the Peasantry of England · 99%
  379. Runo XXXII: Kullervo and the Wife of Ilmarinen Elias Lönnrot, The Kalevala · 99%
  380. The Combat Thomas Stanley, Original Lyrics · 99%
  381. The Spring Thomas Stanley, Original Lyrics · 99%
  382. Toujours Amour Edmund Clarence Stedman, The Poetical Works of Edmund Clarence Stedman · 99%
  383. Gisli: The Chieftain Isabella Valancy Crawford, Old Spookses' Pass, Malcolm's Katie and Other Poems · 99%
  384. Runo XLI: Väinämöinen's Music Elias Lönnrot, The Kalevala · 99%
  385. Runo XXXIII: The Death of Ilmarinen's Wife Elias Lönnrot, The Kalevala · 99%
  386. A Song of Three Singers II William Watson, The Poems of William Watson · 99%
  387. God-Speed to the Snow Archibald Lampman, Lyrics of Earth · 99%
  388. Pereunt Et Imputantur (After Martial) Henry John Newbolt, Poems: New and Old · 99%
  389. Runo XLVI: Väinämöinen and the Bear Elias Lönnrot, The Kalevala · 99%
  390. Runo XXII: The Tormenting of the Bride Elias Lönnrot, The Kalevala · 99%
  391. Tempest on the Sea Eleanor Hull, The Poem-Book of the Gael · 99%
  392. The Lover's Vow John Addington Symonds, Wine, Women and Song · 99%
  393. The Return of Spring John Addington Symonds, Wine, Women and Song · 99%
  394. Awdl Evan Evans, Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards · 98%
  395. At the Village Dance John Addington Symonds, Wine, Women and Song · 98%
  396. Of the Passions of Her Heart John Davies, The Complete Poems, Volume I · 98%
  397. Rondel Henry John Newbolt, Poems: New and Old · 98%
  398. The Ballad of Eliza Davis William Makepeace Thackeray, Ballads · 98%
  399. The Mulberry-Gatherer John Addington Symonds, Wine, Women and Song · 98%
  400. Verses Edward Young, The Poetical Works, Volume II · 98%

The first 400 of 1,133 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.