More Songs from Vagabondia
Carman and Hovey's second book of open-road songs: "A Vagabond Song".
Measured across the book
Across its 2,039 lines, 93% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 92% to 94%). Alliteration runs at 1.21 times what shuffling the words would give (0.27 observed against 0.22 expected). 34% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Jongleursiambic tetrameter · 134 linesEarth's Lyricanapaestic trimeter · 28 linesThe Wood-Godiambic pentameter · ABACBCDEDEFGGFHHIJJI · 20 linesA Faun's Songiambic dimeter · AABB · 20 linesQuince to Lilac: To G. Hiambic trimeter · 100 linesAn Easter Marketiambic tetrameter · 52 linesDaisiesanapaestic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 linesThe Mocking-Birdiambic tetrameter · 19 linesKarleneanapaestic trimeter · ABAB · 200 linesConcerning Kaviniambic tetrameter · 4 linesKavin Againiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 4 linesAcross the Table. To A. L. Liambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesBarney Mcgeeiambic tetrameter · 112 linesThe Sea Gypsytrochaic tetrameter · 12 linesSpeech and Silenceiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 4 linesSecretsiambic tetrameter · 4 linesThe First Julepiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesA Stein Songiambic tetrameter · ABABCCB · 28 linesThe Unsainting of Kaviniambic tetrameter · 52 linesIn the Wayland Willowstrochaic trimeter · 36 linesWhen I Was Twentytrochaic tetrameter · 24 linesIn a Silenceiambic tetrameter · 28 linesThe Batherdactylic tetrameter · 16 linesNocturne: In Anjouiambic pentameter · 14 linesNocturne: In Provenceiambic hexameter · 28 linesJune Night in Washingtoniambic tetrameter · 75 linesA Song for Marnaiambic trimeter · ABAB · 16 linesSeptember Woodlandsiambic tetrameter · 12 linesNancibeliambic tetrameter · 10 linesA Vagabond Songiambic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesThree of a Kindtrochaic tetrameter · ABCCAB · 60 linesWood-Folk Lore. To T. B. Miambic dimeter · AABCCB · 54 linesAt Michaelmascommon measure · ABAB · 112 linesThe Mother of Poets. To H. F. Hdactylic tetrameter · 28 linesA Good-Byiambic tetrameter · 4 linesIn a Copy of Browningiambic trimeter · 236 linesAt the Road-House: In Memory of Robert Louis Stevensoniambic tetrameter · 52 linesVerlainealexandrines · CDE · 14 linesDistillationtrochaic tetrameter · ABABCC · 6 linesA Friend's Wish. To C. W. Scommon measure · 8 linesLal of Kilruddeniambic tetrameter · AABB · 35 linesHunting-Song: From "King Arthur"iambic tetrameter · 16 linesBuie Annajohniambic pentameter · 29 linesMary of Markaiambic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesPremonitioncommon measure · 16 linesThe Hearse-Horsetrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 21 linesThe Night-Washersiambic tetrameter · AABB · 45 linesMr. Moon: A Song of the Little Peopleiambic trimeter · 105 linesHem and Hawiambic tetrameter · 28 linesAccident in Artiambic pentameter · ABBAABBACDEECD · 14 linesIn a Gardeniambic tetrameter · 8 linesAt the End of the Dayiambic tetrameter · 32 lines
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