The Flowers of Evil
Cyril Scott's 1909 selection from Les Fleurs du Mal, dedicated to Arthur Symons: "Benediction", "The Albatross", "Correspondences".
Measured across the book
Across its 965 lines, 87% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 86% to 88%). Alliteration runs at 0.99 times what shuffling the words would give (0.32 observed against 0.33 expected). 12% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Benedictionalexandrines · 76 linesEchoesiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Sick Museanapaestic tetrameter · ABAB · 14 linesThe Venal Museiambic pentameter · ABBA · 14 linesThe Evil Monkiambic pentameter · ABAB · 14 linesThe Enemyanapaestic tetrameter · 14 linesILL Luckiambic tetrameter · ABBA · 14 linesInterior Lifeanapaestic tetrameter · ABBA · 14 linesMan and the Seaanapaestic tetrameter · ABBA · 16 linesBeautyanapaestic tetrameter · 14 linesThe Idealanapaestic tetrameter · 14 linesThe Giantessiambic pentameter · 14 linesHymn to Beautyalexandrines · 28 linesExotic Perfumeanapaestic tetrameter · 14 linesLa Chevelureiambic hexameter · ABAAB · 35 linesSonnet XXVIIIiambic pentameter · ABAB · 14 linesPosthumous Remorseanapaestic tetrameter · 14 linesThe Balconyanapaestic tetrameter · ABABA · 30 linesThe Possessed Oneanapaestic tetrameter · 14 linesSemper Eademiambic pentameter · 14 linesAll Entireiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 linesSonnet XLIIIiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Living Torchiambic pentameter · ABAB · 14 linesThe Spiritual Dawniambic pentameter · 14 linesEvening Harmonyiambic hexameter · 16 linesOvercast Skyanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesInvitation to a Journey56 linesAutumn Song Ialexandrines · ABAB · 16 linesAutumn Song IIalexandrines · ABAB · 12 linesSisinaanapaestic tetrameter · ABAB · 14 linesTo a Creolean Ladyanapaestic pentameter · 44 linesThe Ghostiambic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesAutumn Songanapaestic tetrameter · 14 linesSadness of the Moon-Goddessanapaestic tetrameter · ABAB · 14 linesCatsiambic pentameter · 14 linesOwlsiambic tetrameter · ABBA · 14 linesMusicABAB · 14 linesThe Joyous Defunctanapaestic tetrameter · 14 linesThe Broken Belliambic pentameter · ABAB · 14 linesSpleeniambic pentameter · 14 linesObsessionalexandrines · ABAB · 14 linesMagnetic Horroriambic tetrameter · 14 linesThe Lidanapaestic tetrameter · 14 linesBertha's Eyesanapaestic pentameter · ABBA · 12 linesThe Set of the Romantic Sunanapaestic tetrameter · ABBA · 14 linesMeditationanapaestic tetrameter · ABAB · 14 linesTo a Passer-byABBA · 14 linesIllusionary Lovealexandrines · ABAB · 24 linesMists and Rainsiambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesThe Wine of Loversiambic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesCondemned Womenalexandrines · 28 linesThe Death of the Loversanapaestic tetrameter · ABAB · 14 linesThe Death of the Pooranapaestic tetrameter · ABAB · 14 lines
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