Poems of Coleridge
Kubla Khan, Christabel, Frost at Midnight, Dejection and the conversation poems.
Measured across the book
Across its 4,777 lines, 96% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 95% to 96%). Alliteration runs at 1.16 times what shuffling the words would give (0.33 observed against 0.28 expected). 17% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Part Icommon measure · 82 linesPart IIcommon measure · 60 linesPart IIIcommon measure · 81 linesPart IVcommon measure · 68 linesPart Vcommon measure · 118 linesPart VI: First Voicecommon measure · 102 linesPart VIIcommon measure · 116 linesPart Iiambic tetrameter · 280 linesThe Conclusion to Part the Firstiambic tetrameter · 53 linesPart IIiambic tetrameter · AABB · 326 linesThe Conclusion to Part the Secondiambic tetrameter · AABB · 22 linesKubla Khaniambic tetrameter · 54 linesLewti or the Circassian Love-Chauntiambic tetrameter · 83 linesThe Ballad of the Dark Ladie a Fragmentiambic tetrameter · 60 linesLoveiambic tetrameter · 96 linesA Fragment of a Sexton's Tale Part Icommon measure · 168 linesPart IIcommon measure · 149 linesDejection: An Odeiambic pentameter · 145 linesOde to Tranquillityiambic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 32 linesFrance: An Odeiambic pentameter · 106 linesWritten in April 1798, During the Alarm of an Invasioniambic pentameter · unrhymed · 237 linesAddressed to Charles Lamb, of the India House, Londoniambic pentameter · 78 linesTo a Gentlemaniambic pentameter · unrhymed · 116 linesHymn Before Sun-Rise, in the Vale of Chamouniiambic pentameter · 85 linesFrost at Midnightiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 75 linesA Conversation Poem, Written in April 1798iambic pentameter · unrhymed · 114 linesComposed at Clevedon, Somersetshireiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 74 linesOr the Lover's Resolutioniambic pentameter · 193 linesThe Garden of Boccaccioiambic pentameter · AABB · 109 linesThe Two Fountsiambic pentameter · ABAB · 48 linesA Day-Dreamiambic tetrameter · 36 linesSonnetiambic pentameter · 15 linesWhile He Sang a Song to Purcell's Musiciambic pentameter · ABBACDDCEFEFEF · 14 linesDomestic Peacetrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesSung by Glycine in Zapolya, Act II. Scene 2iambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesHunting Songiambic tetrameter · 16 linesWestphalian Songtrochaic tetrameter · 8 linesYouth and Ageiambic tetrameter · 49 linesLines Composed 2Ist February 1827iambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesAn Allegoryiambic pentameter · ABABCCBDDEE · 11 linesAn Allegoric Romanceiambic pentameter · 28 linesL'Envoycommon measure · AABB · 4 linesThe Only Sure Friend of Declining Life a Soliloquyiambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesLove's First Hopeiambic pentameter · ABABAB · 6 linesPhantomiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesTo Natureiambic pentameter · 14 linesOr the Poet in the Cloudsiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 linesConstancy to an Ideal Objectiambic pentameter · AABB · 52 linesSuggested by the Last Words of Berengarius Ob. Anno Dom. 1O88common measure · ABAB · 4 linesReflection on the Aboveiambic pentameter · AABB · 31 linesForbearanceiambic pentameter · AABB · 16 linesPoetiambic pentameter · AABB · 59 linesOn Donne's Poetrycommon measure · AABB · 4 linesNe Plus Ultraiambic trimeter · 22 linesOn the Denial of Immortalityiambic pentameter · 29 linesThe Butterflyiambic pentameter · AABB · 7 linesAn Allegoryiambic pentameter · 58 linesThe Visionary Hopeiambic pentameter · 28 linesThe Pains of Sleepiambic tetrameter · AABB · 52 linesLove's Burial-Placeiambic tetrameter · AABB · 11 linesLove, a Swordiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesThe Kissiambic tetrameter · AABBCCDDEEFF · 28 linesNot at Homecommon measure · 12 linesNamestrochaic tetrameter · AABCCB · 12 linesTo Lesbiaiambic tetrameter · AABB · 18 linesLugete, o Veneres, Cupidinesque.—CATULLUStrochaic tetrameter · 34 linesHexameterscommon measure · unrhymed · 33 linesImitated from Schillercommon measure · 52 linesCopied from a Print of the Virgin in a Catholic Village in Germanytrochaic tetrameter · AABCCB · 6 linesEnglishtrochaic tetrameter · 6 linesEpitaph on an Infantcommon measure · ABAB · 4 linesOn an Infant Which Died Before Baptismiambic tetrameter · 6 linesEpitaph on an Infantiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesComposed Before Daylight, on the Morning, Appointed for the Departure of a Very, Worthy, but Not Very Pleasant Visitor,, Whom It Was Feared the Rain Might, Detainiambic tetrameter · AABB · 69 linesAnswer to a Child's Questionanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 10 linesWritten in Germanyiambic tetrameter · 15 linesLines on a Childiambic tetrameter · 17 linesThe Knight's Tombcommon measure · AABB · 11 linesA War Eclogueiambic tetrameter · AABB · 81 linesThe Two Round Spaces on the Tombstoneiambic pentameter · AABB · 40 linesThe Devil's Thoughtscommon measure · 42 linesCologneiambic tetrameter · AABB · 10 linesSonnets Attempted in the Manner of Contemporary Writers Iiambic pentameter · ABBACDDCCEFEFE · 14 linesTo Simplicityiambic pentameter · 14 linesOn a Ruined House in a Romantic Countryiambic pentameter · ABBACDDCEDDEFF · 14 linesLimboiambic pentameter · AABB · 28 linesLesson for a Boyanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 19 linesCatullian Hendecasyllablestrochaic hexameter · 21 linesEpitaph on a Bad Mancommon measure · ABAB · 4 linesThe Suicide's Argumentcommon measure · AABB · 4 linesNature's Answeriambic pentameter · AABB · 7 linesThe Good, Great Mancommon measure · 5 linesReply to the Aboveiambic pentameter · AABB · 10 linesInscription for a Fountain on a Heathiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 19 linesInscription for a Time-Piececommon measure · ABAB · 4 linesA Tombless Epitaphiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 40 linesEpitaphiambic pentameter · AABB · 8 linesPart VIIiambic tetrameter · 25 lines
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