Color
Countee Cullen's first book: "Yet Do I Marvel", "Incident", "Heritage".
Measured across the book
Across its 1,287 lines, 96% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 96% to 97%). Alliteration runs at 1.04 times what shuffling the words would give (0.27 observed against 0.26 expected). 16% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Acknowledgmentsiambic dimeter · 17 linesTo You Who Read My Bookiambic dimeter · ABABCDCD · 101 linesYet Do I Marveliambic pentameter · 14 linesA Song of Praisecommon measure · ABAB · 20 linesBrown Boy to Brown Girliambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesA Brown Girl Deadcommon measure · ABAB · 8 linesTo a Brown Girlcommon measure · ABAB · 12 linesTo a Brown Boycommon measure · ABAB · 12 linesBlack Magdalenscommon measure · 16 linesAtlantic City Waitercommon measure · ABAB · 16 linesNear WhiteABAB · 4 linesFor Donald Duffcommon measure · ABAB · 12 linesHarlem Winecommon measure · ABAB · 12 linesSimon the Cyrenian Speakscommon measure · ABAB · 16 linesIncidentcommon measure · 12 linesTwo Who Crossed a Linecommon measure · ABAB · 36 linesSaturday’s Childcommon measure · ABAB · 20 linesThe Dance of Loveiambic pentameter · 14 linesPagan Prayercommon measure · 28 linesWisdom Cometh with the Yearscommon measure · ABAB · 16 linesTo My Fairer Brethrentrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesFruit of the Flowercommon measure · ABAB · 28 linesThe Shroud of Coloriambic pentameter · AABB · 198 linesHeritagetrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 128 linesFor a Poetiambic pentameter · ABAAABAB · 8 linesFor My GrandmotherABAB · 4 linesFor a CynicABABAB · 6 linesFor a SingerABAB · 4 linesFor a Virgin4 linesFor a Lady I KnowABAB · 4 linesFor a Lovely Lady4 linesFor an AtheistABAB · 4 linesFor an Evolutionist and His Opponent4 linesFor an AnarchistABAB · 4 linesFor a Magician4 linesFor a PessimistABAB · 4 linesFor a Mouthy Woman4 linesFor a Philosopher4 linesFor an Unsuccessful Sinner4 linesFor a FoolABAB · 4 linesFor One Who Gayly Sowed His OatsABAB · 4 linesFor a Skeptic4 linesFor a FatalistABAB · 4 linesFor Daughters of MagdalenABAB · 4 linesFor a WantonABAB · 4 linesFor a Preacher4 linesFor One Who Died Singing of DeathABAB · 4 linesFor John Keats, Apostle of BeautyABAB · 4 linesFor Hazel Hall, American PoetABAB · 4 linesFor Paul Laurence DunbarABAB · 4 linesFor Joseph Conradiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 6 linesFor MyselfABAB · 4 linesAll the DeadABAB · 4 linesOh, for a Little While Be Kindiambic pentameter · ABCDABCDEFFEFE · 14 linesIf You Should Goshort measure · ABAB · 8 linesTo One Who Said Me Naycommon measure · ABAB · 16 linesAdvice to Youthiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 8 linesCapriceiambic tetrameter · 8 linesSacramentcommon measure · 8 linesBread and Wineiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 linesSpring Reminiscencecommon measure · 12 linesSuicide Chantiambic dimeter · 23 linesShe of the Dancing Feet Singscommon measure · ABAB · 16 linesJudas Iscariotiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 96 linesThe Wiseiambic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesMary, Mother of Christcommon measure · 6 linesDialogueiambic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesIn Memory of Col. Charles Youngcommon measure · ABAB · 16 linesTo My Friendsiambic pentameter · 14 linesGodscommon measure · 12 linesTo John Keats, Poet. at Spring Timeiambic tetrameter · 46 linesOn Goingcommon measure · ABAB · 12 linesHarsh World That Lashest Meiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 32 linesRequiescamiambic tetrameter · ABABAB · 6 lines
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