Peacock Pie
Walter de la Mare's book of rhymes for children and everyone else.
Measured across the book
Across its 1,622 lines, 95% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 94% to 95%). Alliteration runs at 1.25 times what shuffling the words would give (0.26 observed against 0.21 expected). 24% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
The Horsemaniambic trimeter · 8 linesUp and Downiambic trimeter · 8 linesMrs. Earthiambic tetrameter · 12 linesAlas, Alack!iambic dimeter · 12 linesTired Timdactylic trimeter · AABB · 8 linesMimaiambic tetrameter · 8 linesThe Huntsmeniambic dimeter · 12 linesThe Bandogiambic trimeter · 8 linesI Can't Abeariambic tetrameter · 8 linesThe Dunceiambic trimeter · 8 linesChickeniambic trimeter · 8 linesSome Oneiambic trimeter · 16 linesBread and Cherriesiambic trimeter · 8 linesOld Shelloveriambic trimeter · 10 linesHaplesstrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 10 linesThe Little Birdtrochaic tetrameter · 12 linesCake and Sacktrochaic trimeter · 20 linesThe Ship of Rioiambic tetrameter · 24 linesTillieiambic trimeter · 19 linesJim Jayiambic dimeter · 32 linesMiss Tiambic trimeter · 16 linesThe Cupboardcommon measure · 16 linesThe Barber'siambic trimeter · 16 linesHide and Seektrochaic trimeter · 12 linesTheniambic tetrameter · 12 linesThe Windowiambic tetrameter · 8 linesPoor Henryiambic dimeter · 16 linesFull Mooniambic tetrameter · 12 linesThe Bookwormiambic tetrameter · 16 linesThe QuartetteAABB · 8 linesMistletoetrochaic tetrameter · AAABBCC · 14 linesThe Lost Shoeiambic dimeter · 44 linesThe Truantsanapaestic trimeter · 20 linesBerriesiambic trimeter · 72 linesOff the Groundiambic dimeter · 114 linesThe Thief at Robin's Castle108 linesA Widow's Weedsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 18 lines'Sooeep!'common measure · 16 linesMrs. MacQueen (or the Lollie-Shop)short measure · 20 linesThe Little Green Orchardiambic tetrameter · ABCCDDAB · 32 linesPoor 'Miss 7'iambic trimeter · 32 linesSamiambic tetrameter · 36 linesAndy BattleABABAB · 24 linesThe Old Soldieriambic pentameter · AABB · 20 linesThe Pictureanapaestic common measure · 16 linesThe Little Old Cupidanapaestic dimeter · 24 linesKing David20 linesThe Old Houseiambic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesUnstoopingiambic tetrameter · 12 linesAll but Blindiambic dimeter · 16 linesNicholas Nyeiambic tetrameter · 40 linesThe Pigs and the Charcoal - Burneriambic pentameter · 16 linesFive Eyesiambic tetrameter · 14 linesGrimiambic tetrameter · 12 linesTit for Tatiambic trimeter · 23 linesSummer Eveningiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesEarth Folkiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesAt the Keyhole16 linesThe Old Stone Houseiambic hexameter · AABB · 9 linesThe Ruiniambic tetrameter · AABB · 10 linesThe Ride-By-Nightsiambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesPeak and Puketrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesThe Changelinganapaestic dimeter · 34 linesThe Mocking Fairyiambic hexameter · 16 linesBewitched24 linesThe Honey Robbersiambic tetrameter · AABB · 30 linesLonglegsiambic trimeter · 16 linesMelmillotrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesTreesshort measure · 16 linesSilveriambic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesNobody Knowstrochaic tetrameter · 24 linesWanderersiambic trimeter · 36 linesWill Ever?iambic trimeter · 16 linesThe Song of the Secretiambic trimeter · 17 linesThe Song of the Soldierstrochaic hexameter · 16 linesThe Bees' Songiambic trimeter · 22 linesSong of Enchantmenttrochaic pentameter · AABB · 16 linesDream Songtrochaic trimeter · AABCCB · 18 linesThe Song of Shadowsiambic tetrameter · 16 linesThe Song of the Mad Princeiambic trimeter · 16 linesThe Song of Finisiambic tetrameter · 16 lines
About this text
Public domain. Text from Peacock Pie, a Book of Rhymes, Project Gutenberg ebook #3753. Free to read, print, copy and reuse.