1914 and Other Poems
Rupert Brooke's war sonnets and earlier lyrics.
Measured across the book
Across its 893 lines, 95% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 94% to 96%). Alliteration runs at 1.21 times what shuffling the words would give (0.36 observed against 0.30 expected). 19% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Rupert Brookeiambic pentameter · 11 linesPeaceiambic pentameter · 14 linesSafetyiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Deadiambic pentameter · 28 linesThe Soldieriambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Treasureiambic tetrameter · 14 linesTiare Tahitiiambic tetrameter · 77 linesRetrospectiambic tetrameter · AABB · 40 linesThe Great Loveriambic pentameter · AABB · 76 linesHeaveniambic tetrameter · AABB · 34 linesDoubtsiambic tetrameter · 18 linesThere's Wisdom in Womenalexandrines · 8 linesHe Wonders Whether to Praise or to Blame Heriambic pentameter · 29 linesOne Dayiambic pentameter · 14 linesWaikikiiambic pentameter · 14 linesHauntingsiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Pacific, 1914iambic pentameter · 14 linesCloudsiambic pentameter · 14 linesMutabilityiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Busy Heartiambic hexameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 linesLoveiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 linesUnfortunateiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Chilternsiambic trimeter · ABABB · 40 linesHomecommon measure · 24 linesThe Night Journeyiambic pentameter · ABAB · 28 linesSongcommon measure · 12 linesBeauty and Beautyiambic tetrameter · 16 linesThe Way That Lovers Useiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesMary and Gabrieliambic pentameter · AABB · 60 linesThe Funeral of Youth: Threnodyiambic pentameter · 58 linesThe Old Vicarage, Grantchesteriambic tetrameter · AABB · 140 lines
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