Laurel · Paul Laurence Dunbar

The Complete Poems

Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906) · 1893–1905

Mixed forms · 11,635 lines in 422 sections

Paul Laurence Dunbar's lyrics in standard English and in dialect: "We Wear the Mask", "Sympathy".

Measured across the book

Across its 11,641 lines, 97% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 97% to 97%). Alliteration runs at 1.04 times what shuffling the words would give (0.34 observed against 0.32 expected). 20% of the lines have a feminine ending.

Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.

Contents

Ere Sleep Comes Down to Soothe the Weary Eyesiambic pentameter · ABABACACA · 54 lines The Poet and His Songiambic tetrameter · AABBCDCD · 32 lines Retortiambic pentameter · AABAB · 10 lines Accountabilitytrochaic octameter · AABB · 16 lines Frederick Douglassiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 62 lines LifeAABB · 10 lines The Lessoniambic pentameter · 24 lines The Rising of the Stormiambic trimeter · AABCCB · 54 lines Sunsetiambic tetrameter · ABABCCC · 14 lines The Old Apple-Treetrochaic tetrameter · 72 lines A Prayeriambic trimeter · ABAB · 12 lines Passion and Loveiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 14 lines The Seedlingiambic tetrameter · 32 lines Promiseiambic pentameter · AABBCC · 12 lines Fulfilmentiambic pentameter · AABB · 12 lines Song12 lines An Ante-Bellum Sermontrochaic tetrameter · 88 lines Ode to Ethiopiaiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 48 lines The Corn-Stalk Fiddleiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 42 lines The Master-Playeriambic tetrameter · 9 lines The Mysteryiambic pentameter · 20 lines Not They Who Soariambic tetrameter · AABB · 15 lines Whittieriambic tetrameter · AABB · 16 lines Two Songs45 lines A Banjo Songtrochaic tetrameter · 64 lines Longingalexandrines · ABAB · 12 lines The Pathiambic pentameter · AABB · 14 lines The Lawyers' Waystrochaic tetrameter · 32 lines Ode for Memorial Daydactylic tetrameter · ABABCDCDEFEF · 36 lines Premonitioniambic trimeter · ABABAA · 24 lines Retrospectioniambic tetrameter · 55 lines Unexpressediambic pentameter · ABAB · 12 lines Song of Summertrochaic tetrameter · 32 lines Spring Songiambic tetrameter · AABBCC · 18 lines To Louiseanapaestic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 32 lines The Rivalsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 104 lines The Lover and the Mooniambic pentameter · ABBACCDD · 56 lines Conscience and Remorseiambic tetrameter · 12 lines Ione Iiambic tetrameter · ABABBCDDC · 90 lines Ione IIiambic tetrameter · ABABBCDDC · 54 lines Ione IIIiambic tetrameter · ABABBCDDC · 117 lines Religioniambic tetrameter · AAABB · 15 lines Deacon Jones' Grievancetrochaic tetrameter · 72 lines Alicetrochaic tetrameter · 18 lines After the Quarreliambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 32 lines Beyond the Yearsiambic tetrameter · AABABAB · 21 lines After a Visittrochaic tetrameter · 32 lines Curtaintrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 8 lines The Spellin'-Beeiambic heptameter · AABB · 94 lines Keep A-Pluggin' Awaytrochaic tetrameter · 40 lines Night of Loveiambic tetrameter · ABABACAC · 24 lines Columbian Odeiambic pentameter · 36 lines A Border Ballad24 lines An Easy-Goin' Felleriambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 lines A Negro Love Songtrochaic tetrameter · 24 lines The Dilettante: A Modern Typecommon measure · ABAB · 16 lines The Colored Soldierstrochaic tetrameter · 80 lines To My Friend Charles Booth Nettleton Iiambic pentameter · AABB · 14 lines To My Friend Charles Booth Nettleton IIiambic pentameter · ABBAABBACDECDE · 14 lines A Poem of Faithiambic tetrameter · AABBCDDEEC · 30 lines The Ol' Tunestrochaic tetrameter · 56 lines MelancholiaAABB · 56 lines The Wooingiambic tetrameter · ABABCCCB · 40 lines Merry Autumniambic tetrameter · ABAB · 40 lines When De Co'N Pone's Hottrochaic tetrameter · 48 lines Balladiambic trimeter · ABAABBAB · 24 lines The Change Has Comeiambic tetrameter · AABB · 14 lines Comparisoniambic tetrameter · ABABB · 10 lines A Corn-SongAABCCB · 40 lines Discoveredtrochaic tetrameter · ABABCCCB · 24 lines Disappointediambic pentameter · ABABCC · 18 lines Invitation to Loveiambic tetrameter · 20 lines He Had His Dreamiambic tetrameter · AABBCCDDEE · 20 lines Good-Nightiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 lines A Coquette Conqueredtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 24 lines Nora: A Serenadeanapaestic tetrameter · 17 lines Octoberiambic pentameter · ABABCCDD · 24 lines A Summer's Nightiambic pentameter · AABB · 8 lines Ships That Pass in the Nightiambic pentameter · 15 lines The Delinquenttrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 25 lines DawnAABB · 4 lines A Drowsy Dayiambic tetrameter · ABCCBA · 30 lines Dirgetrochaic tetrameter · 42 lines Hymniambic tetrameter · 18 lines Preparationiambic pentameter · ABACCABB · 8 lines The Deserted Plantationtrochaic hexameter · ABAB · 36 lines The Secretiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 18 lines The Wind and the Seaiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 56 lines Riding to Townanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 32 lines We Wear the Maskiambic tetrameter · AABB · 15 lines The Meadow Larkiambic trimeter · AABB · 24 lines One Lifeiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 30 lines Changing Timeanapaestic trimeter · 8 lines Deadiambic pentameter · 14 lines A Confidencetrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 90 lines Phyllisdactylic tetrameter · ABABA · 15 lines Right's Securityiambic tetrameter · 40 lines The Songiambic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 32 lines Signs of the Timestrochaic tetrameter · 40 lines Why Fades a Dream?iambic dimeter · AABB · 18 lines The Sparrowiambic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 16 lines Speakin' o' Christmastrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 64 lines Lonesomeiambic heptameter · AABBCC · 30 lines Growin' Grayiambic pentameter · AABBBCCAA · 27 lines To the Memory of Mary Youngiambic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 40 lines When Malindy Singstrochaic tetrameter · 72 lines The Partytrochaic octameter · AABB · 102 lines Love's Apotheosisiambic dimeter · ABAB · 24 lines The Paradoxdactylic trimeter · 32 lines Over the Hillsdactylic tetrameter · 8 lines With the Larkanapaestic tetrameter · AABBCC · 18 lines In Summeriambic tetrameter · 32 lines The Mystic Seaanapaestic trimeter · 16 lines A Sailor's Songiambic tetrameter · 24 lines The Bohemianiambic pentameter · ABBACC · 6 lines Absenceiambic pentameter · ABABCCA · 28 lines Her Thought and Hisanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 12 lines The Right to Dieiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 19 lines Behind the Arrasiambic pentameter · 12 lines When the Old Man Smokestrochaic tetrameter · 56 lines The Garretiambic tetrameter · AAABCCCB · 32 lines On the Receipt of a Familiar Poemiambic pentameter · ABBAABBACDECDE · 14 lines A Bridal Measuretrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 28 lines Vengeance Is Sweetiambic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 16 lines After Reading "Lead, Kindly Light"iambic trimeter · ABAB · 20 lines Just Whistle a Bitiambic pentameter · AABB · 32 lines The Barrieriambic tetrameter · ABAB · 20 lines Dreamsshort measure · ABAB · 16 lines The Dreameriambic pentameter · ABBA · 14 lines Waitingiambic tetrameter · 32 lines The End of the Chapteriambic tetrameter · AABB · 28 lines SympathyABAABCC · 21 lines Love and Griefiambic pentameter · AABB · 7 lines Love's Chasteningiambic pentameter · AABB · 7 lines MortalityAABB · 12 lines Loveiambic pentameter · ABBAABBACDCDCD · 14 lines She Gave Me a Roseanapaestic dimeter · ABABAB · 18 lines Dream Song Iiambic pentameter · AABBCCDD · 16 lines Dream Song IIiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 12 lines Christmas in the Heartiambic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 32 lines The King Is Deadiambic pentameter · ABAAB · 20 lines TheologyABAB · 4 lines ResignationABAB · 4 lines Love's HumilityABAB · 4 lines PrecedentAABB · 4 lines She Told Her Beadsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 12 lines Little Lucy Landmaniambic tetrameter · 40 lines The Gourdtrochaic tetrameter · 40 lines The Knightiambic tetrameter · ABABCCDDC · 18 lines Thou Art My Luteiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 lines The Phantom Kissanapaestic trimeter · ABAB · 24 lines Communiontrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 48 lines Mare Rubrumiambic pentameter · 14 lines In an English Gardeniambic pentameter · 14 lines The Crisisiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 24 lines The Black Troops in CubaAABAAB · 24 lines Alexander Crummell—Dead23 lines When All Is Doneiambic pentameter · AABB · 17 lines The Poet and the Babytrochaic hexameter · AABBA · 15 lines Distinction4 lines The Sumiambic tetrameter · AABB · 16 lines On an Old Book with Uncut Leavesiambic pentameter · 14 lines On the Sea Walliambic trimeter · 36 lines To a Lady Playing the Harpiambic dimeter · ABACCB · 24 lines Confessionaliambic dimeter · ABAB · 20 lines MisapprehensionABABBCCDEDE · 11 lines Prometheusiambic pentameter · ABBA · 20 lines Love's PhasesABABAA · 24 lines For the Man Who Failsiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 32 lines Harriet Beecher Stoweiambic pentameter · ABBAABBACDCDCD · 14 lines Vagrantsiambic dimeter · ABBACCDD · 24 lines A Winter's Dayiambic pentameter · AABB · 14 lines My Little March GirlAABBCCDD · 23 lines Rememberediambic tetrameter · ABAAB · 20 lines Love Despoilediambic tetrameter · ABABB · 15 lines The Lapseiambic trimeter · 40 lines The Warrior's Prayeriambic pentameter · ABAB · 24 lines Farewell to Arcadyiambic tetrameter · AABB · 21 lines The Voice of the Banjoiambic octameter · AABB · 24 lines The Stirrup Cupiambic tetrameter · 21 lines A Choiceiambic tetrameter · 8 lines Theniambic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 lines Nowiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 lines At Cheshire Cheeseiambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 lines My Corn-Cob Pipeiambic octameter · AABB · 16 lines In Augustiambic tetrameter · AABB · 24 lines The Disturberanapaestic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 32 lines Expectationtrochaic tetrameter · 40 lines Lover's Lanetrochaic tetrameter · ABABCCCB · 40 lines Protestiambic tetrameter · 24 lines Hymniambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 24 lines Little Brown Baby32 lines Time to Tinker 'Roun'!trochaic tetrameter · 32 lines The Real Questiontrochaic octameter · AABB · 12 lines Jiltedtrochaic tetrameter · ABABCCCB · 24 lines The Newsiambic pentameter · AABB · 20 lines Chrismus on the Plantationtrochaic octameter · AABB · 36 lines Angelinatrochaic octameter · AABBCCDD · 32 lines Foolin' Wid De Seasonstrochaic tetrameter · 48 lines My Sort o' Maniambic tetrameter · 64 lines Possumtrochaic tetrameter · 32 lines On the Roadiambic tetrameter · ABABCCCB · 32 lines A Death Songtrochaic hexameter · AABB · 15 lines A Back-Log Song32 lines Lullabyiambic tetrameter · ABABCCCB · 40 lines The Photographtrochaic tetrameter · ABABCCC · 28 lines Jealoustrochaic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 32 lines PartedABABCCB · 29 lines Temptationtrochaic octameter · AABB · 24 lines Possum Trotiambic heptameter · AABBCCDD · 46 lines Delytrochaic tetrameter · 56 lines Breaking the Charmtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 76 lines Hunting Songtrochaic tetrameter · 48 lines A Lettertrochaic octameter · AABB · 42 lines Chrismus Is A-Comin'trochaic trimeter · ABABCDCDEFEF · 48 lines The Young Master Asks for a Storytrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 112 lines At Candle-Lightin' Timeiambic octameter · AABB · 24 lines Whistling Samtrochaic octameter · AABB · 38 lines How Lucy Backslidtrochaic octameter · AABB · 92 lines Two Little Bootsiambic tetrameter · ABABCCCB · 48 lines To the Roaddactylic tetrameter · ABABCCCB · 24 lines A Spring Wooingtrochaic octameter · ABABCDCD · 32 lines Joggin' Erlongtrochaic tetrameter · 30 lines In MayABAB · 12 lines Dreamsiambic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 16 lines The Trystiambic trimeter · 32 lines A Pleatrochaic tetrameter · ABABCCCB · 24 lines The Doveanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 8 lines A Warm Day in Wintertrochaic trimeter · 32 lines Snowin'trochaic octameter · AABBCCDD · 32 lines Keep a Song Up on De Waytrochaic tetrameter · 33 lines The Turning of the Babies in the Bedtrochaic octameter · AABB · 24 lines The Dancedactylic trimeter · ABABCC · 24 lines Soliloquy of a Turkey33 lines Fishingtrochaic octameter · AABB · 40 lines A Plantation Portraittrochaic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 40 lines A Little Christmas Basket24 lines The Valsedactylic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 24 lines Reponseiambic tetrameter · AABB · 12 lines My Sweet Brown Galtrochaic hexameter · AABB · 20 lines Spring Fevertrochaic trimeter · 40 lines The Visitortrochaic tetrameter · 32 lines Songshort measure · ABAB · 16 lines The Colored Bandtrochaic hexameter · 28 lines To a Violet Found on All Saints' Dayiambic pentameter · ABAB · 16 lines Inspirationiambic tetrameter · AABB · 11 lines My Lady of Castle Grandiambic tetrameter · 32 lines Drizzletrochaic tetrameter · 32 lines De Critters' Dancetrochaic heptameter · AABB · 44 lines When Dey 'Listed Colored Soldierstrochaic octameter · AABB · 40 lines Lincolniambic pentameter · AABB · 18 lines Encouragementtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 54 lines The Boogah Mantrochaic trimeter · 44 lines The Wraithcommon measure · ABAB · 28 lines SilenceABAB · 4 lines Whip-Poor-Will and Katy-Didtrochaic tetrameter · AABCCB · 24 lines 'Long To'Ds Night40 lines A Grievancetrochaic trimeter · 40 lines Dinah Kneading Doughtrochaic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 24 lines To a Captious CriticAABB · 4 lines Dat Ol' Mare o' Minetrochaic octameter · AABCCCB · 42 lines In the Morningtrochaic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 48 lines The Poetiambic tetrameter · ABBA · 8 lines A Florida Nighttrochaic hexameter · ABABCCCB · 24 lines Differencesiambic tetrameter · 24 lines Long Agoiambic tetrameter · 36 lines A Plantation Melodyiambic tetrameter · 24 lines A Spiritualiambic pentameter · ABAB · 22 lines The Memory of Marthatrochaic tetrameter · 27 lines W'En I Gits Homeiambic tetrameter · AABB · 25 lines "Howdy, Honey, Howdy!"trochaic hexameter · AABB · 20 lines The Unsung HeroesAABB · 38 lines The Poolanapaestic common measure · ABAB · 12 lines Possessiontrochaic tetrameter · 40 lines The Old Front Gatetrochaic tetrameter · 40 lines Dirge for a Soldiertrochaic tetrameter · AABCCBDD · 48 lines A Frolictrochaic trimeter · 24 lines Noddin' by De Firetrochaic tetrameter · 32 lines Love's Castleshort measure · 16 lines Morning Song of Loveiambic pentameter · ABAB · 16 lines To F. Ncommon measure · 8 lines To the Eastern Shore24 lines Reluctancetrochaic tetrameter · AABCCCB · 42 lines Balladeiambic tetrameter · ABABBCBC · 24 lines L'EnvoiABAB · 4 lines Speakin' at De Cou't-Housetrochaic tetrameter · 48 lines Black Samson of Brandywine51 lines The Looking-Glasstrochaic tetrameter · 24 lines A Misty Dayiambic tetrameter · 16 lines Li'L' Galiambic octameter · ABABCCCB · 24 lines Douglassiambic pentameter · 14 lines When Sam'L Singstrochaic tetrameter · 48 lines Booker T. Washingtoniambic pentameter · ABBAABBACDCDCD · 14 lines The Monk's Walktrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 44 lines Love-Songiambic pentameter · ABABCDCD · 16 lines Slow Through the Darkiambic pentameter · ABBAABBACDCDCD · 14 lines The Murdered Loverdactylic tetrameter · ABAB · 32 lines Philosophytrochaic octameter · AABB · 16 lines A Preferencetrochaic tetrameter · 25 lines The Debtiambic trimeter · AABB · 12 lines Tuskegee, Ala., April 22, 1901iambic pentameter · ABAB · 24 lines A Roadwayiambic pentameter · AABB · 8 lines Love's Seasonstrochaic heptameter · AABB · 16 lines To a Dead Friendcommon measure · ABAB · 16 lines On Its New Slaveryiambic pentameter · AABB · 80 lines The Haunted Oakcommon measure · 64 lines Weltschmertziambic tetrameter · AABB · 40 lines Robert Gould Shawiambic pentameter · 14 lines RosesABABB · 15 lines A Love Song16 lines Itching Heels24 lines To an IngrateABBA · 16 lines In the Tents of Akbarcommon measure · 60 lines The Fount of Tearscommon measure · ABAB · 24 lines Life's Tragedyiambic pentameter · 16 lines De Way T'Ings Comeiambic tetrameter · AABB · 32 lines Noontrochaic trimeter · 32 lines At the Tavernanapaestic dimeter · 14 lines Deathiambic trimeter · AABB · 12 lines Night, Dim Nighttrochaic pentameter · ABABA · 10 lines Lyrics of Love and Sorrowiambic tetrameter · 56 lines A Boy's Summer Song26 lines The Sand-Maniambic dimeter · AABCCB · 18 lines Johnny SpeaksAABB · 10 lines Winter-Songanapaestic tetrameter · ABAB · 13 lines A Christmas Folksongiambic tetrameter · 48 lines The Forest Greetingshort measure · 24 lines The Lily of the Valleytrochaic tetrameter · 28 lines EncouragedABAB · 4 lines To J. Qiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 lines Diplomacyiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCCD · 9 lines Scamptrochaic tetrameter · 39 lines Wadin' in De Cricktrochaic trimeter · 48 lines The Quiltingtrochaic heptameter · AABB · 6 lines Partediambic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 lines Foreveriambic tetrameter · 16 lines The Plantation Child's Lullabytrochaic trimeter · 40 lines Twilightanapaestic dimeter · 8 lines Curiositytrochaic hexameter · AABB · 33 lines Opportunitytrochaic tetrameter · 40 lines Puttin' the Baby Awayiambic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 40 lines The Fisher Child's LullabyABABCDCD · 24 lines Faithtrochaic heptameter · AABB · 24 lines The Farm Child's Lullabyiambic heptameter · ABABCCCB · 24 lines The Place Where the Rainbow Endsanapaestic dimeter · AABCCB · 36 lines Hopeiambic tetrameter · ABABCCDD · 24 lines Appreciationcommon measure · ABAB · 32 lines A SongABABB · 15 lines Daycommon measure · 8 lines To Dantrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 28 lines What's the Usetrochaic tetrameter · 15 lines A Lazy Dayiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 17 lines Advicetrochaic trimeter · 36 lines Limitations18 lines A Golden Daycommon measure · 12 lines The Unlucky Appleiambic tetrameter · 8 lines The Discoveryiambic tetrameter · AABB · 27 lines Morningiambic tetrameter · 15 lines The Awakeningiambic pentameter · AABB · 8 lines Love's Draftcommon measure · ABAB · 8 lines A Musicalcommon measure · 8 lines Twell De Night Is Pas'trochaic pentameter · ABAB · 16 lines Bluetrochaic trimeter · 32 lines Dreamin' Towntrochaic tetrameter · ABABCCCB · 31 lines At Nightiambic tetrameter · AABB · 49 lines Kidnapediambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 lines Compensationiambic tetrameter · 8 lines Winter's Approachiambic pentameter · 18 lines Anchorediambic pentameter · ABAB · 8 lines The Veterantrochaic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 40 lines Yesterday and To-Morrowtrochaic tetrameter · 24 lines The Changeiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 lines The Chaseiambic pentameter · 8 lines Suppose14 lines The Death of the First BornABAB · 24 lines Bein' Back Hometrochaic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 48 lines The Old Cabintrochaic tetrameter · 48 lines DespairAABB · 9 lines Circumstances Alter Casesanapaestic tetrameter · 40 lines Till the Wind Gets Righttrochaic tetrameter · 24 lines A Summer Nighttrochaic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 32 lines At Sunset Timeiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 24 lines Nightcommon measure · ABAB · 8 lines At Loafing-Holttrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 38 lines When a Feller's Itchin' to Be Spankedtrochaic hexameter · AABB · 35 lines The River of Ruin25 lines To Heriambic pentameter · AABB · 12 lines A Love LetterABABCCCB · 24 lines After Many Dayscommon measure · 20 lines Liza Maytrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 60 lines The Mastersiambic trimeter · ABAB · 16 lines Trouble in De Kitchentrochaic octameter · AABB · 16 lines Christmasdactylic tetrameter · AABB · 20 lines Roses and Pearlsiambic pentameter · ABAB · 8 lines Rain-SongsAABB · 4 lines A Lost Dreamiambic tetrameter · AABB · 48 lines A Songiambic trimeter · 15 lines The Capturetrochaic tetrameter · ABABCCCB · 24 lines When Winter Darkening All Aroundiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 lines From the Porch at Runnymedeiambic pentameter · ABAB · 16 lines EquipmentAABB · 16 lines Eveningcommon measure · 12 lines To Pfrimmeriambic tetrameter · 13 lines To the Miamiiambic tetrameter · 42 lines Christmas Caroliambic dimeter · AABCCB · 36 lines A Summer Pastoraltrochaic tetrameter · 63 lines In Summer Timeiambic tetrameter · AABB · 46 lines A Thanksgiving Poemiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 32 lines Nutting Songtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 32 lines Love's Picturestrochaic tetrameter · 24 lines The Old Homesteadtrochaic tetrameter · 40 lines On the Death of W. Ciambic tetrameter · 23 lines An Old Memoryshort measure · 40 lines A Careeriambic tetrameter · 26 lines On the Riveriambic dimeter · AAABBB · 24 lines A Songiambic tetrameter · AABBCC · 22 lines Worn Outiambic trimeter · 24 lines James Whitcomb Rileyiambic tetrameter · 36 lines A Madrigaliambic tetrameter · ABBACC · 24 lines A Starry Nightcommon measure · 8 lines A Lyriciambic tetrameter · AABB · 24 lines How Shall I Woo TheeABABCC · 18 lines

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