Rural Tales, Ballads and Songs
Robert Bloomfield, the shoemaker poet of Suffolk, after the huge success of The Farmer's Boy.
Measured across the book
Across its 1,580 lines, 95% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 95% to 96%). Alliteration runs at 0.99 times what shuffling the words would give (0.31 observed against 0.32 expected). 8% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Peaceiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 40 linesA Suffolk BalladABAB · 4 linesThe Deliberationiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesDifficulties—Consentiambic tetrameter · 16 linesThe Walk to the Fairiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 32 linesThe Arrival.—Country Sportsiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesRecollectionsiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesThe Departureiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 52 linesA Country Taleiambic pentameter · AABB · 8 linesJaneiambic pentameter · AABB · 18 linesThe Separationiambic pentameter · AABB · 18 linesThe Lover's-Journeyiambic pentameter · AABB · 18 linesSelf-Denialiambic pentameter · 36 linesLove of Prudenceiambic pentameter · AABB · 18 linesRecollectionsiambic pentameter · AABB · 18 linesThe Interviewiambic pentameter · AABB · 18 linesResentment and Tendernessiambic pentameter · AABB · 18 linesVisit to a Friendiambic pentameter · 18 linesThe Expostulationiambic pentameter · AABB · 36 linesThe Victoryiambic pentameter · 18 linesThe Confessioniambic pentameter · AABB · 19 linesUnexpected Visitiambic pentameter · AABB · 79 linesA Taleiambic pentameter · 8 linesThe Tempestiambic pentameter · 18 linesThe Young Strangeriambic pentameter · AABB · 18 linesThe Simple Storyiambic pentameter · AABB · 54 linesThe New Comeriambic pentameter · AABB · 18 linesFirst Impressionsiambic pentameter · AABB · 54 linesThe Recognitioniambic pentameter · 18 linesMutual Recollectionsiambic pentameter · AABB · 18 linesThe Investigationiambic pentameter · AABB · 18 linesThe Perplexityiambic pentameter · AABB · 36 linesEager Expectationiambic pentameter · AABB · 18 linesThe Old Soldieriambic pentameter · AABB · 18 linesThe Surpriseiambic pentameter · 18 linesThe Discoveryiambic pentameter · AABB · 36 linesThe Adopted Daughteriambic pentameter · 30 linesThe Widow to Her Hour-Glassiambic tetrameter · ABABCCDEED · 40 linesMarket-Nightiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 76 linesA Balladcommon measure · ABAB · 136 linesDollyiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 76 linesAddressed to My Childreniambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 104 linesSong for a Highland Drover Returning from Englandanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 42 linesA Word to Two Young Ladiesiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 30 linesOn Hearing the Translation of Part of the Farmer's Boy into Latiniambic pentameter · ABABCDCD · 8 linesA Songanapaestic tetrameter · 28 linesRosy Hannahiambic tetrameter · 24 linesThe Shepherd and His Dog Roveriambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 24 linesHunting Songiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 24 linesLucy: A Songiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 24 linesWinter Songanapaestic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 32 lines
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