The Giaour, and Other Poems
Byron in 1814 to 1816: the Hebrew Melodies, "The Destruction of Sennacherib", "She walks in Beauty", "The Prisoner of Chillon".
Measured across the book
Across its 10,025 lines, 97% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 96% to 97%). Alliteration runs at 1.35 times what shuffling the words would give (0.38 observed against 0.28 expected). 12% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
The Girl of Cadiziambic pentameter · 56 linesLines Written in an Album, at Maltaiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 linesTo Florenceiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 44 linesStanzas Composed During a Thunderstormcommon measure · ABAB · 72 linesStanzas Written in Passing the Ambracian Gulfiambic tetrameter · 20 linesThe Spell Is Broke, the Charm Is Flown!iambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 8 linesWritten After Swimming from Sestos to Abydosiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 20 linesIn This Book a Traveller Had Writteniambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 linesBeneath Which Lord Byron Inserted the Followingiambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 linesMaid of Athens, Ere We Parttrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesFragment from the "Monk of Athos"iambic pentameter · 26 linesLines Written Beneath a Pictureiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 linesTranslation of the Famous Greek War Songiambic tetrameter · 36 linesTranslation of the Romaic Songiambic tetrameter · 36 linesOn Partingcommon measure · 20 linesFarewell to Maltaiambic pentameter · AABBCCDDEEFF · 56 linesNewstead Abbeyiambic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesEpistle to a Friend, in Answer to Some Lines Exhorting the Author to Be Cheerful, and to "Banish Care"iambic tetrameter · AABB · 56 linesTo Thyrzaiambic tetrameter · 56 linesOne Struggle More, and I Am Freeiambic tetrameter · 56 linesEuthanasiaiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 36 linesAnd Thou Art Dead, as Young and Fairiambic tetrameter · 72 linesLines to a Lady Weepingiambic tetrameter · 9 linesIf Sometimes in the Haunts of Meniambic tetrameter · 40 linesOn a Cornelian Heart Which Was Brokeniambic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 linesThe Chain I Gave. From the Turkishiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 20 linesLines Written on a Blank Leaf of The Pleasures of Memoryiambic pentameter · ABAB · 12 linesAddress, Spoken at the Opening of Drury-Lane Theatre, October 10, 1812iambic tetrameter · AABB · 73 linesBy Dr. Plagiaryiambic pentameter · AABB · 59 linesVerses Found in a Summer-House at Hales-Oweniambic pentameter · AABB · 12 linesRemember Thee! Remember Thee!iambic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 linesTo Timeiambic tetrameter · 40 linesTranslation of a Romaic Love Songiambic tetrameter · AABB · 44 linesThou Art Not False, but Thou Art Fickleiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 24 linesOn Being Asked What Was the "Origin of Love"iambic tetrameter · 42 linesRemember Him, Whom Passion's Poweriambic tetrameter · ABAB · 52 linesImpromptu, in Reply to a Friendiambic tetrameter · 8 linesTo Genevraiambic pentameter · ABBAABBACDCDCD · 28 lines"Tu Mi Chamas"iambic pentameter · ABAB · 8 linesAnother Versioniambic tetrameter · 4 linesThe Giaour: A Fragment of a Turkish Taleiambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 linesThe Giaouriambic tetrameter · AABB · 1333 linesA Turkish Taleiambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 linesThe Bride of Abydos: Canto Iiambic pentameter · 483 linesLara: Canto Iiambic tetrameter · AABB · 646 linesThe Bride of Abydos: Canto IIiambic tetrameter · AABB · 732 linesTo Thomas Moore, Esqiambic tetrameter · 4 linesThe Corsair: Canto Iiambic tetrameter · AABB · 613 linesThe Corsair: Canto IIiambic pentameter · AABB · 564 linesThe Corsair: Canto IIIiambic pentameter · AABB · 696 linesOde to Napoleon Buonaparteiambic tetrameter · ABABCCBDD · 171 linesLara: Canto IIiambic pentameter · AABB · 627 linesShe Walks in Beautyiambic tetrameter · ABABAB · 18 linesThe Harp the Monarch Minstrel Swept Iiambic tetrameter · 10 linesThe Harp the Monarch Minstrel Swept IIiambic tetrameter · 10 linesIf That High World Iiambic tetrameter · 8 linesIf That High World IIiambic tetrameter · 8 linesThe Wild Gazelleiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 23 linesOh! Weep for Thoseiambic pentameter · AABB · 12 linesOn Jordan's Banksiambic pentameter · AABB · 12 linesJephtha's Daughteranapaestic trimeter · AABB · 20 linesOh! Snatched Away in Beauty's Bloomiambic tetrameter · 16 linesMy Soul Is Dark Iiambic tetrameter · ABABBCBC · 8 linesMy Soul Is Dark IIiambic tetrameter · ABABBCBC · 8 linesI Saw Thee Weep Iiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 8 linesI Saw Thee Weep IIiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 8 linesThy Days Are Doneiambic tetrameter · 18 linesSaul Iiambic pentameter · 14 linesSaul IItrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesSong of Saul Before His Last Battledactylic tetrameter · AABB · 12 lines"All Is Vanity, Saith the Preacher" Iiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 8 lines"All Is Vanity, Saith the Preacher" IIiambic tetrameter · 8 lines"All Is Vanity, Saith the Preacher" IIIiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 8 linesWhen Coldness Wraps This Suffering Clayiambic tetrameter · 32 linesVision of Belshazzariambic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 48 linesSun of the Sleepless!iambic pentameter · AABB · 8 linesWere My Bosom as False as Thou Deem'St It to Beanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesHerod's Lament for Mariamneiambic pentameter · 24 linesOn the Day of the Destruction of Jerusalem by Titusanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesBy the Rivers of Babylon We Sat Down and Weptanapaestic trimeter · 18 lines"By the Waters of Babylon"iambic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesThe Destruction of Sennacheribanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesFrom Job Iiambic pentameter · AABB · 6 linesFrom Job IIiambic pentameter · AABB · 6 linesFarewell! If Ever Fondest Prayeriambic tetrameter · ABABBCBC · 16 linesWhen We Two Partediambic tetrameter · ABAB · 68 linesStanzas for Musiciambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesAddress Intended to Be Recited at the Caledonian Meetingiambic pentameter · AABB · 44 linesElegiac Stanzas on the Death of Sir Peter Parker, Bartiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 36 linesJulianiambic pentameter · AABB · 61 linesTo Belshazzariambic tetrameter · 24 linesStanzas for Musiciambic heptameter · 26 linesOn the Death of the Duke of Dorsetiambic tetrameter · 16 linesStanzas for Musicanapaestic trimeter · 16 linesNapoleon's Farewellanapaestic tetrameter · 24 linesFrom the Frenchtrochaic tetrameter · 40 linesOde from the Frenchtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 104 linesStanzas for Musiciambic tetrameter · ABABCCDD · 16 linesOn the Star of "The Legion of Honour"iambic tetrameter · AABBCC · 42 linesStanzas for Musiciambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesThe Siege of Corinthiambic tetrameter · AABB · 1079 linesParisinaiambic tetrameter · AABB · 586 linesFare Thee Welltrochaic tetrameter · 75 linesA Sketchiambic pentameter · AABB · 107 linesStanzas to Augustaiambic tetrameter · 44 lines
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