Poems
William Cullen Bryant: "Thanatopsis", "To a Waterfowl".
Measured across the book
Across its 6,463 lines, 93% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 93% to 94%). Alliteration runs at 1.09 times what shuffling the words would give (0.33 observed against 0.30 expected). 12% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Poemiambic pentameter · ABABBCBCC · 315 linesThanatopsisiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 81 linesThe Yellow Violetiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 32 linesInscription for the Entrance to a Woodiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 42 linesSongiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesTo a Waterfowliambic pentameter · ABAB · 32 linesGreen Riveriambic pentameter · AABB · 64 linesA Winter Pieceiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 124 linesThe West Windiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 28 linesA Fragmentiambic pentameter · 57 lines"Blessed Are They That Mourn"iambic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 lines"No Man Knoweth His Sepulchre"iambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesA Walk at Sunsetiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 60 linesHymn to Deathiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 168 linesThe Massacre at Scioiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesThe Indian Girl's Lamentiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 54 linesOde for an Agricultural Celebrationiambic tetrameter · 24 linesRizpahiambic pentameter · AABB · 74 linesThe Old Man's Funeraliambic pentameter · ABABCC · 42 linesThe Rivuletiambic tetrameter · AABB · 90 linesMarchiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 28 linesSonnetiambic pentameter · 14 linesAn Indian Storyiambic tetrameter · ABAAB · 80 linesSummer Windiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 46 linesAn Indian at the Burial-Place of His Fathersiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 78 linesSongtrochaic tetrameter · 40 linesHymn of the Waldensesiambic pentameter · AABBCC · 23 linesMonument Mountainiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 137 linesAfter a Tempestiambic pentameter · ABABBCBCC · 54 linesAutumn Woodsiambic pentameter · ABAB · 48 linesA Sonnetiambic pentameter · ABABBCBCCCCCDD · 14 linesA Sonnetiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFBB · 14 linesSong of the Greek Amazoniambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 32 linesTo a Cloudiambic tetrameter · 40 linesThe Murdered Travellercommon measure · ABAB · 36 linesHymn to the North Stariambic pentameter · ABABCC · 42 linesThe Lapse of Timeiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 52 linesSong of the Starsiambic pentameter · AABBCC · 46 linesA Forest Hymniambic pentameter · unrhymed · 119 lines"Oh Fairest of the Rural Maids"iambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 lines"I Broke the Spell That Held Me Long"iambic tetrameter · AABBCC · 18 linesJuneiambic tetrameter · ABABCCBDD · 54 linesA Song of Pitcairn's Islandiambic tetrameter · ABABCCBDD · 45 linesThe Skiesiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 48 lines"I Cannot Forget with What Fervid Devotion"anapaestic tetrameter · ABAB · 28 linesTo a Musquitoiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 72 linesLines on Revisiting the Countryiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 36 linesThe Death of the Flowersiambic heptameter · AABBCC · 30 linesRomeroiambic tetrameter · AABBCC · 53 linesA Meditation on Rhode-Island Coaliambic pentameter · 96 linesThe New Mooniambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 36 linesA Sonnetiambic pentameter · ABBACDDCEFFEGG · 14 linesThe Damsel of Peruiambic heptameter · AABBCC · 42 linesThe African Chiefiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 64 linesSpring in Towniambic pentameter · ABABCC · 60 linesThe Gladness of Natureiambic pentameter · ABAB · 20 linesThe Disinterred Warrioriambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 40 linesA Sonnetiambic pentameter · ABBACDDCEFFEGG · 14 linesThe Greek Partisaniambic tetrameter · ABABCDCDEFEF · 36 linesThe Two Gravesiambic pentameter · AABB · 74 linesThe Conjunction of Jupiter and Venusiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 92 linesA Summer Rambleiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 60 linesA Scene on the Banks of the Hudsoniambic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 82 linesA Sonnetiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Hunter's Serenadeiambic tetrameter · 60 linesThe Greek Boyiambic tetrameter · ABABCCDD · 32 linesThe Pastiambic trimeter · ABAB · 56 lines"Upon the Mountain's Distant Head"iambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesThe Evening Windiambic pentameter · ABABABCC · 40 lines"When the Firmament Quivers with Daylight's Young Beam"anapaestic tetrameter · ABAB · 20 lines"Innocent Child and Snow-White Flower"dactylic trimeter · AABB · 16 linesSupposed to Be Written at a Hamlet Near the Foot of Mont Blanciambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 32 linesA Sonnetiambic pentameter · ABBACDDCEFFEGG · 14 linesTo the Fringed Gentianiambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesThe Twenty-Second of Decemberiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesHymn of the Cityiambic pentameter · 154 linesSong of Marion's Meniambic tetrameter · 60 linesThe Arctic Loveriambic tetrameter · ABABCCB · 42 linesThe Journey of Lifeiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 18 linesVersion of a Fragment of Simonidescommon measure · 24 linesFrom the Spanish of Villegasiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 18 linesFrom the Spanish of Bartolome Leonardo De Argensolaiambic pentameter · ABBACC · 24 linesFrom the Spanish of Luis Ponce De Leoniambic trimeter · ABABB · 40 linesFrom the Spanishiambic heptameter · AABBCCDD · 34 linesFrom La Fontaineiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 40 linesFrom the Spanishtrochaic pentameter · 22 linesThe Alcayde of Molinaiambic pentameter · 106 linesFrom Peyre Vidal, the Troubadouriambic tetrameter · 28 linesFrom the Provencal of Bernari Rascasiambic hexameter · AABB · 18 linesFrom the Spanish of Pedro De Castro Y Anayaiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 20 linesFrom the Portuguese of Semedoiambic pentameter · ABBAABBACDCDCD · 14 linesFrom the Spanish of Iglesiasiambic trimeter · 20 linesFrom the German of Uhlandalexandrines · AABB · 40 linesFrom the Spanishcommon measure · 60 linesFrom the German of Uhlandiambic trimeter · 24 linesTo the Apenninesiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 48 linesEarthiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 101 linesThe Knight's Epitaphiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 54 linesThe Hunter of the Prairiesiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 56 linesSeventy-Sixiambic tetrameter · ABAAB · 35 linesThe Living Lostiambic tetrameter · ABABCCDD · 32 linesCatterskill Fallsiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 114 linesThe Strange Ladyiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 96 lines"Earth's Children Cleave to Earth"iambic tetrameter · 20 linesThe Hunter's Visioniambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 54 linesThe Green Mountain Boysiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 24 linesA Presentimentiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 24 linesThe Child's Funeraliambic pentameter · ABAB · 48 linesThe Battle-Fieldiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 44 linesThe Future Lifeiambic pentameter · ABAB · 36 linesThe Death of Schilleriambic pentameter · 161 linesThe Windsiambic pentameter · ABABCCCB · 64 linesThe Old Man's Counseliambic pentameter · unrhymed · 89 linesLines in Memory of William Leggettiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesFrom an Unfinished Poemiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 67 linesThe Painted Cupiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 31 linesA Dreamiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 52 linesThe Antiquity of Freedomiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 70 linesThe Maiden's Sorrowtrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 28 linesThe Return of Youthiambic pentameter · ABABCDCD · 40 linesA Hymn of the Seaiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 65 linesFrom an Unfinished Poemiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 59 linesThe Crowded Streetiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 44 linesThe White-Footed Deercommon measure · 72 linesThe Waning Mooniambic tetrameter · ABAB · 40 linesThe Stream of Lifeiambic tetrameter · 16 linesThe Prairiesiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 9 linesMary Magdalenunrhymed · 8 linesThe Alcayde of MolinaAABB · 4 linesThe Death of Aliatariambic pentameter · 4 linesThe Love of God.—(From the Provencal of Bernard Rascas.)trochaic hexameter · AABB · 18 linesThe Death of SchillerABAB · 4 linesThe Old Man's Counsel4 linesThe Painted Cupiambic pentameter · 4 lines
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