Songs at the Start
Louise Imogen Guiney, the American Catholic poet and scholar of the seventeenth century.
Measured across the book
Across its 1,224 lines, 93% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 92% to 93%). Alliteration runs at 1.19 times what shuffling the words would give (0.27 observed against 0.22 expected). 28% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
By Louise Imogen Guineyiambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 linesGloucester Harboriambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 48 linesLeonoreiambic tetrameter · 20 linesA Ballad of Metziambic trimeter · 109 linesPrivate Theatricalsiambic pentameter · 16 linesDivination by an Easter Lilyiambic tetrameter · 10 linesThe Rival Singersunrhymed · 27 linesAfter the Storm Iiambic tetrameter · 9 linesAfter the Storm IIiambic tetrameter · 9 linesHemlock Rivertrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesOn One Poet Refusing Homage to Anotheriambic tetrameter · AABB · 52 linesBrother Bartholomewiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 42 linesReserveiambic pentameter · ABBAABBACDECDE · 14 linesPatriot Chorus on the Eve of Wartrochaic tetrameter · 24 linesLo and Lutrochaic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 40 linesHer Voiceiambic tetrameter · AABB · 27 linesAn Epitaphtrochaic tetrameter · AABBCCDDEE · 20 linesThe Falcon and the Lilyiambic tetrameter · AABBCCDDEE · 20 linesBoston, from the Bridgeiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Red and Yellow Leafiambic trimeter · ABCABC · 24 lines“Poete My Maister Chaucer”iambic pentameter · 14 linesIn Doric Hall, Massachusetts State Houseiambic pentameter · ABBAABBACDECDE · 14 linesChild and Floweriambic hexameter · ABAB · 12 linesThe Poettrochaic trimeter · 18 linesOrient-Borndactylic pentameter · AABB · 12 linesCharondasiambic tetrameter · 50 linesCrazy Margarettrochaic tetrameter · AABBCC · 54 linesTo the Winding Charlescommon measure · ABAB · 8 linesMy Neighboriambic tetrameter · AABB · 50 linesLily-Of-The-Valleytrochaic tetrameter · AABCCB · 24 linesLover Loquituriambic trimeter · 16 linesVitalityiambic pentameter · ABCABC · 6 linesTo the Riveriambic pentameter · ABBAABBACDECDE · 14 linesThe Second Time They Metiambic tetrameter · ABCCAB · 18 linesOn Not Reading a Posthumous Workiambic tetrameter · 24 linesAfter a Dueliambic tetrameter · ABAB · 28 linesIndifferenceiambic pentameter · 12 linesThe Pledgingiambic pentameter · AABB · 30 linesAt Gettysburgtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 30 linesEarly Deathiambic pentameter · ABBAABBACDEECD · 14 linesMy Soprano (H. L.)dactylic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesThe Cross Roadsiambic tetrameter · 52 lines“Heart of Gold”24 linesA Jacobite Revivaliambic tetrameter · AABBA · 70 linesSpringiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesAdventurersiambic tetrameter · 25 linesL’Etiquetteanapaestic trimeter · 40 linesThe Grave and the Roseanapaestic trimeter · AABB · 12 lines
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