Sonnets and Poems
Eleanor Farjeon in 1918, with her sonnet for Edward Thomas: "Now that You Too", "Peace", "Nightingales", "The Mummers".
Measured across the book
Across its 1,076 lines, 94% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 93% to 95%). Alliteration runs at 1.21 times what shuffling the words would give (0.35 observed against 0.29 expected). 20% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Peaceiambic pentameter · 252 linesSix Green Singersiambic tetrameter · AABB · 34 linesIn a Far Countryiambic tetrameter · 41 linesA Manger Songanapaestic pentameter · AABB · 10 linesChild’s Caroliambic tetrameter · 16 linesThe Mummerstrochaic tetrameter · 24 linesCradle-Song Song for Christmasiambic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesThe Moon upon Her Watch-Toweriambic trimeter · 12 linesA Buryingiambic tetrameter · AABB · 10 lines“Colin Clout, Come Home Again!”iambic tetrameter · 159 linesBronwen of the Flowerstrochaic trimeter · 16 linesJessica Dancesiambic tetrameter · AABB · 18 linesSylvia Singsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 26 linesMyfanwy Among the Leavestrochaic trimeter · 25 linesFor Joancommon measure · 12 linesA Child’s Feariambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 18 linesA Christeningiambic tetrameter · AABBCC · 36 linesThe Singeriambic tetrameter · ABAB · 20 linesThe Girl with the Balliambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesThe Story-Telleriambic tetrameter · ABACCB · 36 linesThe Reflectioniambic pentameter · ABAB · 36 linesSolitaryiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 linesSpring-Dawntrochaic pentameter · 20 linesThe World’s Amazing Beautyiambic pentameter · 28 linesThe White Blackbirdsiambic heptameter · 9 linesNightingalesiambic tetrameter · 24 linesNight-Pieceiambic pentameter · AABB · 10 linesBefore Winteriambic tetrameter · ABCBAC · 12 linesOn the Snowiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 8 linesThree Miles to Penniambic tetrameter · ABCBCBABAB · 20 linesWhen You Saycommon measure · 8 linesThe Outletiambic pentameter · AABB · 10 linesTwo Choruses from “Merlin in Broceliande.” Icommon measure · ABAB · 34 linesAll the Voicescommon measure · 8 linesPeace Iiambic pentameter · 14 linesPeace IIiambic pentameter · 14 linesNow That You Tooiambic pentameter · 14 linesIn Preparationtrochaic octameter · 6 lines
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