A Chant of Love for England, and Other Poems
Helen Gray Cone's answer to the German hymn of hate, printed with her ballads: "A Chant of Love for England", "The Ride to the Lady", "Greencastle Jenny", "The Glorious Company".
Measured across the book
Across its 1,959 lines, 94% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 93% to 94%). Alliteration runs at 1.41 times what shuffling the words would give (0.44 observed against 0.31 expected). 18% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Killed in Action, 1915iambic tetrameter · ABAB · 20 linesA Chant of Love for Englanddactylic trimeter · AABB · 37 linesSoldiers of the Lighttrochaic pentameter · 60 linesThe Story of the “Orient”70 linesPoverty Rowdactylic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 40 linesThe Trumpetercommon measure · ABAB · 24 linesA Ballad of ’sixty-ThreeABABCDCD · 58 linesA Ballad of ’Ninety-Eightcommon measure · 51 linesThe House of HateAABB · 40 linesThe Riddle of Wreckiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 20 linesThe Ride to the Ladyiambic tetrameter · AABB · 70 linesThe Gaoleriambic tetrameter · AABB · 46 linesEastern Proverbiambic trimeter · 64 linesArraignmentABCABC · 12 linesA Resurrectionanapaestic pentameter · 32 linesThe Glorious Companytrochaic heptameter · ABAB · 16 linesThe Arrowmakeriambic tetrameter · AABBCCDDDCEEE · 44 linesIvo of Chartresiambic pentameter · 38 linesA Song for the Beginningiambic pentameter · 142 linesThe Encountertrochaic tetrameter · 85 linesA Yellow Pansycommon measure · 20 linesThe Spring Beautiestrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesThisbeiambic tetrameter · 16 linesA Rhyme of Robin Pucktrochaic tetrameter · 50 linesA Lullabytrochaic tetrameter · 20 linesThe Portrait of the Princesstrochaic tetrameter · 37 linesLepage’s Joan of Arciambic pentameter · ABCABC · 24 linesA Nocturne of Rubinsteiniambic pentameter · AABB · 56 linesA Memory of Ellen Terry’s Beatriceiambic pentameter · 14 linesEmelie4 linesThe Knightes Taleiambic tetrameter · 48 linesElsinoretrochaic tetrameter · 71 linesFiammettaiambic pentameter · 69 linesMarina Singsiambic trimeter · 22 linesThe Songiambic tetrameter · AABBCCA · 43 linesMacbeth, Act II. Sc. Iiambic tetrameter · 98 lines“As the Crow Flies”trochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesThe Wayfarers IABCCBADD · 16 linesThe Wayfarers IIABCCBADD · 16 linesA Roseiambic pentameter · ABAB · 8 linesThe Inn of the Staranapaestic dimeter · ABABCDCD · 32 linesFriendshipAABB · 4 linesRose-RentABAB · 4 linesDesire of Fame4 linesTo-Daydactylic pentameter · 10 linesThe Ballad of Calnan’s Christmastrochaic heptameter · 37 linesThe Immortal Wordiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Torch-Raceiambic pentameter · 14 linesRetrospectiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Contrastiambic pentameter · 14 linesTriumphiambic pentameter · 14 linesA Mysteryiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Common Streetiambic pentameter · 14 linesAbraham Lincolniambic pentameter · 137 lines
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