Songs of Three Counties, and Other Poems
Radclyffe Hall on the Herefordshire and Worcestershire border, fifteen years before The Well of Loneliness: "The Blind Ploughman", "Walking Out", "The Malvern Hills".
Measured across the book
Across its 847 lines, 97% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 96% to 98%). Alliteration runs at 1.00 times what shuffling the words would give (0.25 observed against 0.25 expected). 22% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Walking Outcommon measure · 20 linesThe Shadow of Raggedstonecommon measure · 20 linesThe Long Green Lanes of Englandtrochaic tetrameter · 28 linesThe Hillsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 10 linesEastnor Churchyardtrochaic tetrameter · 10 linesThe Malvern Hillscommon measure · 28 linesThe First Cuckoocommon measure · 12 linesDusk in the Laneiambic tetrameter · 18 linesThe Meeting-Placecommon measure · 20 linesPoem X16 linesJealousyiambic trimeter · 30 linesIn the Cityiambic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesI Be Thinkin’iambic tetrameter · 16 linesSunday Eveningcommon measure · 12 linesThe Ledbury Traincommon measure · 16 linesJiltediambic tetrameter · 12 linesCasend Hilliambic hexameter · 12 linesThe Ledbury Roadiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesThe Call to Londontrochaic tetrameter · 25 linesBredoncommon measure · 12 linesOur Deadiambic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesPrimrose Flowersiambic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesTrampingtrochaic tetrameter · 20 linesThe Blind Ploughmancommon measure · 16 linesWhen the Wind Comes Up the Hilltrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 linesPeaceiambic tetrameter · 8 linesLime-Treestrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 10 linesA Little Song9 linesThe Song of the Watchertrochaic tetrameter · 22 linesBy the RiverAABB · 16 linesThe Road to Collaiambic tetrameter · AABBCC · 12 linesPrayeriambic tetrameter · 32 linesDawniambic pentameter · 16 linesTo the Earthiambic hexameter · AABCCB · 24 linesDawn Among the Olive Grovesiambic tetrameter · ABABAB · 18 linesSilent Placesiambic pentameter · ABBA · 18 linesOne Evening Near Niceiambic pentameter · 11 linesThoughts at Ajaccioiambic tetrameter · 16 linesThe Thrush’s Songiambic trimeter · AABCCB · 18 linesWillow Wandtrochaic tetrameter · AABBB · 20 linesA Winter Songtrochaic trimeter · 16 linesAutumn in Sussexiambic tetrameter · ABBAACCB · 16 linesSi Parva Licet Componere Magnisanapaestic dimeter · AABB · 20 linesTo Italyiambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesSunday in Liguriaiambic pentameter · 16 linesGeorgetown, U.S.A.iambic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesOn the Potomac River, U.S.A.iambic tetrameter · AABB · 32 linesThe Lost Wordtrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesComparisonsiambic trimeter · AABB · 12 linesA Fragmentiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 lines
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