A Boy's Will
Frost's first book of lyrics.
Measured across the book
Across its 774 lines, 94% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 93% to 95%). Alliteration runs at 1.15 times what shuffling the words would give (0.29 observed against 0.25 expected). 17% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Into My Owniambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesGhost Houseiambic tetrameter · AABBACCDDCEEFFEGGHHGIIJJIKKLLK · 30 linesMy November Guestiambic tetrameter · ABAABCDCCDEFEEFGHGGH · 20 linesLove and a Questioniambic tetrameter · 32 linesA Late Walkiambic tetrameter · 16 linesStarsiambic tetrameter · 12 linesStorm Feariambic tetrameter · 18 linesWind and Window Floweriambic trimeter · 43 linesA Prayer in Springiambic pentameter · AABB · 16 linesFlower-gatheringiambic tetrameter · 16 linesRose Pogoniasiambic tetrameter · 24 linesAsking for Roses24 linesWaiting Afield at Duskiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 27 linesIn a Valeiambic tetrameter · ABAABCDCCDEFEEFGHGGHIJIIJ · 25 linesA Dream Pangiambic pentameter · 14 linesIn NeglectABAAB · 5 linesThe Vantage Pointiambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesMowingiambic hexameter · ABCABDECDFEGFG · 14 linesGoing for Wateriambic tetrameter · 24 linesRevelationiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCDEFEF · 12 linesThe Trial by Existenceiambic tetrameter · 72 linesIn Equal Sacrificeiambic tetrameter · AABB · 40 linesThe Tuft of Flowersiambic pentameter · AABB · 42 linesSpoils of the Deadanapaestic dimeter · 40 linesPan with Usiambic tetrameter · AABB · 30 linesThe Demiurge's Laugh18 linesNow Close the Windowsiambic tetrameter · 8 linesA Line-storm Songiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGHGHIJIJKLKLMNMNOPOP · 32 linesOctoberiambic tetrameter · ABABBCACDACEDEFFCBGGB · 21 linesMy Butterflyiambic tetrameter · 47 linesReluctanceanapaestic trimeter · 24 lines
About this text
Public domain. Text from A Boy's Will, Project Gutenberg ebook #3021. Free to read, print, copy and reuse.