Sonnets and Verse
Hilaire Belloc's collected verse: "Tarantella", "The South Country", "Ha'nacker Mill", "Lines to a Don", "Courtesy".
Measured across the book
Across its 2,356 lines, 94% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 94% to 95%). Alliteration runs at 1.22 times what shuffling the words would give (0.31 observed against 0.26 expected). 22% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
With This Book of Verseiambic pentameter · ABAB · 8 linesSonnetiambic pentameter · 426 linesTo Divesiambic pentameter · AABB · 48 linesStanzas Written on Battersea Bridge During a South-Westerly Galeiambic pentameter · ABAB · 44 linesThe South Countryiambic tetrameter · 60 linesThe Fanaticiambic tetrameter · AABB · 74 linesThe Early Morningiambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 linesOur Lord and Our Ladycommon measure · 24 linesCourtesyiambic tetrameter · AABB · 27 linesThe Nightiambic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesThe Leaderiambic tetrameter · 36 linesA Bivouaciambic tetrameter · 15 linesTo the Balliol Men Still in Africaiambic tetrameter · 60 linesThe Rebeliambic tetrameter · AABB · 35 linesThe Prophet Lost in the Hills at Eveningiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 29 linesThe End of the Roadtrochaic tetrameter · 33 linesThat Warned the Writer When on Pilgrimageiambic tetrameter · 16 linesThe Death and Last Confession of Wandering Peteriambic tetrameter · ABAB · 40 linesDedicatory Odeiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 148 linesDedication on the Gift of a Book to a Childiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesWherein Wrong-Doers Sufferiambic tetrameter · AABB · 5 linesHomage Iiambic tetrameter · AABB · 6 linesHomage IIiambic tetrameter · 6 linesThe Moon’s Funeral Iiambic tetrameter · AABB · 13 linesThe Moon’s Funeral IIiambic tetrameter · ABBCACBADDDDD · 13 linesThe Happy Journalistiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 28 linesLines to a Doniambic tetrameter · AABB · 59 linesNewdigate Poemiambic pentameter · AABB · 102 linesThe Yellow Mustardiambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesThe Politician or the Irish Earldomiambic pentameter · 44 linesThe Loseriambic tetrameter · ABAB · 20 linesNoëltrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 32 linesThe Birdsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 10 linesIn a Boatiambic trimeter · 28 linesInviting the Influence of a Young Lady upon the Opening Year Iiambic tetrameter · ABABCBCB · 8 linesInviting the Influence of a Young Lady upon the Opening Year IIiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 8 linesThe Ringiambic tetrameter · AABB · 18 linesCuckoo!iambic tetrameter · 19 linesThe Little Serving Maidiambic trimeter · 48 linesAuvergnatiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesOn the Excellence of Burgundy Wineanapaestic tetrameter · AAAABBB · 21 linesDrinking Dirgeiambic pentameter · ABAB · 24 linesEnvoiiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 4 linesWest Sussex Drinking Songanapaestic trimeter · 28 linesA Ballad on Sociological Economicsiambic pentameter · ABABB · 20 linesHeretics Alliambic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesHa’Nacker Milliambic tetrameter · ABABB · 15 linesTarantellaiambic tetrameter · 40 linesThe Chaunty of the “Nona”iambic tetrameter · AABBB · 30 linesThe Winged Horseiambic heptameter · AABBCC · 22 linesStrephon’s Song (From “The Cruel Shepherdess”)iambic tetrameter · AABCCBB · 21 linesShort Ballade and Postscript on Consols and Boersiambic tetrameter · 24 linesEnvoiiambic tetrameter · 4 linesPostscriptiambic tetrameter · 16 linesLast Envoiiambic tetrameter · 4 linesBallade of the Unanswered Questioniambic tetrameter · 24 linesEnvoiiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 4 linesBallade to Our Lady of Czestochowaiambic pentameter · ABABBAAB · 24 linesEnvoiiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 4 linesBallade of Hell and of Mrs Roebeckiambic tetrameter · ABABBCBC · 24 linesEnvoiiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 4 linesBallade of Unsuccessful Meniambic pentameter · 24 linesEnvoiiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 4 linesBallade of the Heresiarchsiambic tetrameter · 24 linesEnvoiiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 4 linesA Trinityiambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 linesOn Torture, a Public Singeriambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 linesOn Paunch, a Parasiteiambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 linesOn Hygieneiambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 linesOn Lady Poltagrue, a Public Periliambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 linesThe Mirrorcommon measure · ABAB · 8 linesThe Elmiambic pentameter · ABBABA · 6 linesThe Telephoneiambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 linesThe Statueiambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 linesEpitaph on the Politician Himselfiambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 linesAnother on the Sameiambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 linesOn the Little Godiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 4 linesOn a Great Electioniambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 linesOn a Mistaken Marineriambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 linesOn a Sleeping Friendtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 10 linesPartly from the Greekiambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 linesThe Ballad of Val-Ès-Dunesiambic tetrameter · 189 lines
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