Advice: A Book of Poems
Bodenheim's Chicago-and-Village modernism: "Advice to a Blue-Bird", "Foundry Workers", "East-Side: New York".
Measured across the book
Across its 1,064 lines, 90% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 90% to 92%). Alliteration runs at 0.74 times what shuffling the words would give (0.18 observed against 0.24 expected). 36% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
To, Minna, Whose Smile Is My Throneiambic tetrameter · 5 linesAdvice to a Street-Pavementtrochaic tetrameter · 13 linesAdvice to a Butter-Cuptrochaic pentameter · 11 linesAdvice to a River Steam-Boatiambic tetrameter · 11 linesFoundry Workersiambic tetrameter · 22 linesAdvice to a Hornèd Toadiambic tetrameter · 17 linesAdvice to a Forestiambic pentameter · 24 linesRattlesnake Mountain Fable Iiambic tetrameter · 23 linesAdvice to a Blue-Birdiambic tetrameter · 15 linesTo a Friendiambic pentameter · 14 linesAdvice to a Womantrochaic tetrameter · 8 linesRattlesnake Mountain Fable IIiambic pentameter · 25 linesAdvice to a Butterflytrochaic tetrameter · 11 linesAdvice to a Pooliambic tetrameter · 13 linesWhen Fools Disputeiambic tetrameter · 9 linesAdvice to a Grass-Bladetrochaic tetrameter · 12 linesEast-Side: New Yorkiambic tetrameter · 18 linesTo a Maniambic tetrameter · 15 linesThe Child Meditatesiambic tetrameter · 28 linesPierrot Objectsiambic tetrameter · 17 linesColumbine Reflectsiambic tetrameter · 14 linesRattle-Snake Mountain Dialogueiambic tetrameter · 32 linesDialogue Between a Past and Present Poetiambic tetrameter · 29 linesSmilesiambic tetrameter · 22 linesThe Courtesan Chatsiambic tetrameter · 21 linesThe Mountebank Criticizesiambic tetrameter · 22 linesTo LI T’Ai Poiambic tetrameter · 31 linesInsanityiambic tetrameter · 34 linesTrack-Workerstrochaic pentameter · 23 linesFigureiambic tetrameter · 19 linesNegroestrochaic tetrameter · 21 linesBroadwaytrochaic tetrameter · 21 linesFifth Avenue (New York)iambic tetrameter · 27 linesYoung Womantrochaic tetrameter · 23 linesTwo Women on a Streettrochaic tetrameter · 25 linesAdvice to Maple-Treesiambic tetrameter · 16 linesBoarding-House Episodetrochaic tetrameter · 46 linesVaudeville Momentiambic tetrameter · 25 linesTo Orrick Johnsiambic pentameter · 14 linesYoung Poettrochaic tetrameter · 18 linesSteel-Mills: South Chicagoiambic pentameter · 158 linesSouth State Street: Chicagotrochaic pentameter · 112 lines
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