Enamels and Cameos and Other Poems
Gautier's small, finished lyrics, the book the Parnassian poets took as their model of hard, polished form, in Agnes Lee's rhymed translation.
Measured across the book
Across its 2,403 lines, 94% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 93% to 94%). Alliteration runs at 1.13 times what shuffling the words would give (0.25 observed against 0.22 expected). 18% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Prefaceanapaestic trimeter · ABAB · 16 linesAffinity: A Pantheistic Madrigaltrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 64 linesThe Poem of Woman: Marble of Parosiambic pentameter · ABBA · 68 linesA Study of Hands: Imperiaiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 40 linesA Study of Hands: Lacenaireiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 40 linesOn the Streetiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 32 linesOn the Lagoonscommon measure · ABAB · 32 linesCarnivaltrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 32 linesMoonlightiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 32 linesSymphony in White Majorcommon measure · ABAB · 72 linesCoquetry in Deathiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 32 linesHeart's Diamondtrochaic tetrameter · ABBA · 40 linesSpring's First Smileiambic pentameter · ABAB · 32 linesContraltoiambic pentameter · ABAB · 76 linesEyes of Blueiambic trimeter · ABAB · 56 linesThe Toreador's Serenade: Rondallatrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 48 linesThe Obelisk in Paristrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 72 linesThe Obelisk in Luxortrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 72 linesVeterans of the Old Guardiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 100 linesSea-Gloomiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 52 linesTo a Rose-Coloured Gowntrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 32 linesThe World's Maliciousiambic pentameter · ABAB · 28 linesInes de las Sierras: To Petra Camaraiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 68 linesOdelet: After Anacreontrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 18 linesSmokeiambic tetrameter · ABBA · 12 linesApolloniaiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesThe Blind Maniambic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 linesSongiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesWinter Fantasiestrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 60 linesThe Brookiambic trimeter · ABAB · 28 linesTombs and Funeral Pyresiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 108 linesBjorn's Banquetiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 120 linesThe Watchiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 36 linesThe Mermaidstrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 52 linesTwo Love-Lockscommon measure · ABAB · 16 linesThe Tea-Roseiambic pentameter · ABAB · 28 linesCarmeniambic pentameter · ABAB · 24 linesWhat the Swallows Say: An Autumn Songiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 64 linesChristmasiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesThe Dead Child's Playthingstrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 20 linesAfter Writing My Dramatic Reviewiambic tetrameter · ABBA · 24 linesThe Castle of Remembranceiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 216 linesCamellia and Meadow-Daisyiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 32 linesThe Fellahiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesThe Garretiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 48 linesThe Cloudtrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 36 linesThe Blackbirdiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 32 linesThe Flower That Makes the Springtimeiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 48 linesA Last Wishiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesThe Doveiambic trimeter · ABAB · 24 linesA Pleasant Eveningiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 72 linesArtiambic trimeter · AABB · 45 lines
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