Fairies and Fusiliers
Robert Graves's war poems of 1917.
Measured across the book
Across its 1,309 lines, 94% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 93% to 94%). Alliteration runs at 1.24 times what shuffling the words would give (0.30 observed against 0.24 expected). 25% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
To an Ungentle Criticiambic tetrameter · ABAACCB · 28 linesAn Old Twenty-Third Maniambic pentameter · 30 linesTo Lucasta on Going to the War— For the Fourth Timeiambic tetrameter · 26 linesTwo Fusiliersiambic tetrameter · ABBACC · 18 linesTo Robert Nicholsiambic trimeter · 29 linesDead Cow Farmiambic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesGoliath and David (For D.C.T., Killed at Fricourt, March, 1916)iambic tetrameter · 46 linesBabylontrochaic tetrameter · 61 linesThe Cruel Mooniambic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesFinland11 linesA Pinch of Saltiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 18 linesThe Caterpillartrochaic pentameter · AABB · 24 linesSorley's Weathertrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 20 linesThe Cottagetrochaic tetrameter · AABACCB · 35 linesThe Last Postiambic pentameter · AABB · 9 linesWhen I'm Killediambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 18 linesLetter to S.S. from Mametz Woodiambic tetrameter · AABB · 88 linesA Dead Bocheiambic tetrameter · 12 linesFauniambic trimeter · AABCCDDBEE · 20 linesThe Spoilsporttrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 linesThe Shivering Beggariambic pentameter · AABB · 36 linesJonahiambic dimeter · AABCCB · 34 linesJohn Skeltontrochaic trimeter · AABB · 50 linesI Wonder What It Feels Like to Be Drowned?iambic pentameter · AABBCBC · 21 linesDouble Red Daisiesiambic pentameter · ABABAB · 20 linesCareerstrochaic tetrameter · 29 linesI'd Love to Be a Fairy's Childtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesThe Next Wariambic tetrameter · AABB · 44 linesStrong Beeriambic tetrameter · AABB · 38 linesMarigoldstrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 21 linesThe Lady Visitor in the Pauper Wardiambic pentameter · ABABCDCD · 8 linesLove and Black Magiciambic tetrameter · 33 linesSmoke-Ringsiambic tetrameter · 20 linesA Child's Nightmaretrochaic tetrameter · 41 linesEscapeiambic pentameter · AABB · 39 linesAn Idylliambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 36 linesNot Deadiambic pentameter · AABB · 11 linesA Boy in Churchiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 30 linesCorporal Stareiambic tetrameter · AABB · 32 linesThe Assault Heroiciambic trimeter · AABB · 50 linesThe Poet in the Nurseryiambic hexameter · ABABAB · 30 linesIn the Wildernessdactylic dimeter · 30 linesCherry-TimeAABB · 50 linesFree Verseiambic dimeter · 48 lines
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