Poems and Ballads
The Lorelei, the Book of Songs and the late poems from the mattress-grave, translated by Emma Lazarus.
Measured across the book
Across its 3,454 lines, 92% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 91% to 92%). Alliteration runs at 0.97 times what shuffling the words would give (0.21 observed against 0.22 expected). 45% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Sonnets to My Mother, B. Heine, Nee Von Geldern Iiambic pentameter · 14 linesSonnets to My Mother, B. Heine, Nee Von Geldern IIiambic pentameter · ABBACDDCEEFGGF · 14 linesThe Sphinxcommon measure · 52 linesDonna Claratrochaic tetrameter · unrhymed · 88 linesDon Ramirotrochaic tetrameter · unrhymed · 152 linesA Legend Icommon measure · 60 linesA Legend IIiambic tetrameter · 84 linesA Legend IIIcommon measure · 54 linesIn the Underworld Itrochaic tetrameter · 15 linesIn the Underworld IIAABB · 20 linesIn the Underworld IIItrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 44 linesIn the Underworld IVtrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 linesIn the Underworld Viambic pentameter · ABAB · 8 linesThe Vale of Tearscommon measure · 28 linesSolomoniambic pentameter · ABBA · 16 linesMorphineiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 16 linesSongcommon measure · 68 linesHomeward Bound Itrochaic tetrameter · 12 linesHomeward Bound IIcommon measure · ABAB · 24 linesHomeward Bound IIIiambic tetrameter · 24 linesHomeward Bound IVcommon measure · ABAB · 8 linesHomeward Bound Vcommon measure · 20 linesHomeward Bound VIcommon measure · 28 linesHomeward Bound VIIcommon measure · 28 linesHomeward Bound VIIIcommon measure · 12 linesHomeward Bound IXiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesHomeward Bound Xtrochaic tetrameter · 16 linesHomeward Bound XItrochaic tetrameter · 12 linesHomeward Bound XIIcommon measure · 12 linesHomeward Bound XIIIcommon measure · 12 linesHomeward Bound XIVcommon measure · ABAB · 32 linesHomeward Bound XVcommon measure · 16 linesHomeward Bound XVIcommon measure · ABAB · 16 linesHomeward Bound XVIIiambic trimeter · 16 linesHomeward Bound XVIIIcommon measure · 12 linesHomeward Bound XIXcommon measure · 16 linesHomeward Bound XXiambic tetrameter · 8 linesHomeward Bound XXIABAB · 4 linesHomeward Bound XXIIiambic pentameter · ABAB · 12 linesHomeward Bound XXIIIcommon measure · 12 linesHomeward Bound XXIVcommon measure · 20 linesHomeward Bound XXViambic trimeter · 12 linesHomeward Bound XXVIiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 8 linesHomeward Bound XXVIIdactylic trimeter · 8 linesHomeward Bound XXVIIIiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesHomeward Bound XXIXcommon measure · 16 linesHomeward Bound XXXcommon measure · 32 linesHomeward Bound XXXIcommon measure · 16 linesHomeward Bound XXXIIcommon measure · 16 linesHomeward Bound XXXIIItrochaic tetrameter · unrhymed · 8 linesHomeward Bound XXXIVtrochaic tetrameter · 16 linesHomeward Bound XXXVIAABB · 4 linesHomeward Bound XXXVII22 linesHomeward Bound XXXVIIItrochaic tetrameter · 8 linesHomeward Bound XXXIXiambic tetrameter · 12 linesHomeward Bound XLcommon measure · 32 linesHomeward Bound XLIiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesHomeward Bound XLIItrochaic tetrameter · 20 linesHomeward Bound XLIIIcommon measure · 24 linesHomeward Bound XLIVtrochaic tetrameter · 16 linesHomeward Bound XLVIanapaestic common measure · ABAB · 16 linesHomeward Bound XLVIIcommon measure · 8 linesHomeward Bound XLVIIItrochaic tetrameter · ABBA · 8 linesHomeward Bound XLIXcommon measure · 8 linesHomeward Bound Ltrochaic tetrameter · 8 linesHomeward Bound LIcommon measure · 12 linesHomeward Bound LIItrochaic tetrameter · 8 linesHomeward Bound LIIItrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 6 linesHomeward Bound LIVtrochaic tetrameter · 8 linesHomeward Bound LVcommon measure · 8 linesHomeward Bound LVItrochaic tetrameter · 8 linesHomeward Bound LVIIiambic trimeter · 16 linesHomeward Bound LVIIIcommon measure · 16 linesHomeward Bound LIXtrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 linesHomeward Bound LXanapaestic tetrameter · 6 linesHomeward Bound LXIiambic tetrameter · 8 linesHomeward Bound LXIIcommon measure · 12 linesHomeward Bound LXIIIanapaestic trimeter · 12 linesHomeward Bound LXIViambic tetrameter · 12 linesHomeward Bound LXVtrochaic tetrameter · unrhymed · 8 linesHomeward Bound LXVIiambic pentameter · AABB · 12 linesHomeward Bound LXVIItrochaic tetrameter · 20 linesHomeward Bound LXVIIIcommon measure · 52 linesHomeward Bound LXIXiambic pentameter · 8 linesHomeward Bound LXXiambic pentameter · ABAB · 8 linesHomeward Bound LXXIcommon measure · 8 linesHomeward Bound LXXIItrochaic tetrameter · 12 linesHomeward Bound LXXIIIiambic trimeter · 20 linesHomeward Bound LXXIVcommon measure · ABAB · 8 linesHomeward Bound LXXViambic tetrameter · 12 linesHomeward Bound LXXVI8 linesHomeward Bound LXXVIItrochaic tetrameter · 12 linesHomeward Bound LXXVIIItrochaic tetrameter · 8 linesHomeward Bound LXXIXtrochaic tetrameter · 12 linesHomeward Bound LXXXABAB · 4 linesHomeward Bound LXXXIiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesHomeward Bound LXXXIItrochaic tetrameter · 16 linesHomeward Bound LXXXIIItrochaic tetrameter · 16 linesHomeward Bound LXXXIVanapaestic tetrameter · 8 linesHomeward Bound LXXXVanapaestic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 linesHomeward Bound LXXXVIiambic tetrameter · 12 linesHomeward Bound LXXXVIItrochaic tetrameter · 12 linesHomeward Bound LXXXVIIItrochaic tetrameter · 8 linesHomeward Bound LXXXIXtrochaic tetrameter · 8 linesHomeward Bound XCtrochaic tetrameter · 8 linesSongs to Seraphine Itrochaic tetrameter · 12 linesSongs to Seraphine IItrochaic tetrameter · 12 linesSongs to Seraphine IIIiambic trimeter · 12 linesSongs to Seraphine IVcommon measure · ABAB · 12 linesSongs to Seraphine Vcommon measure · 12 linesSongs to Seraphine VIcommon measure · 12 linesSongs to Seraphine VIIiambic tetrameter · 20 linesSongs to Seraphine VIIIcommon measure · 16 linesSongs to Seraphine IXtrochaic tetrameter · 24 linesSongs to Seraphine Xtrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 linesSongs to Seraphine XIcommon measure · ABAB · 8 linesSongs to Seraphine XIIcommon measure · 8 linesSongs to Seraphine XIIItrochaic tetrameter · 8 linesSongs to Seraphine XIViambic trimeter · 8 linesSongs to Seraphine XVcommon measure · 8 linesSongs to Seraphine XVIcommon measure · 8 linesTo Angelique Itrochaic tetrameter · 12 linesTo Angelique IIiambic tetrameter · 12 linesTo Angelique IIItrochaic tetrameter · 8 linesTo Angelique IVtrochaic tetrameter · 16 linesTo Angelique Vtrochaic tetrameter · 16 linesTo Angelique VIcommon measure · ABAB · 12 linesTo Angelique VIIiambic pentameter · 12 linesTo Angelique VIIItrochaic tetrameter · 12 linesTo Angelique IXcommon measure · 8 linesTo Angelique Xtrochaic tetrameter · 20 linesSpring Festivaliambic tetrameter · 15 linesChilde Haroldtrochaic tetrameter · 12 linesThe Asratrochaic tetrameter · unrhymed · 16 linesHelenacommon measure · 8 linesSongcommon measure · 8 linesCoronationiambic tetrameter · 31 linesTwilighttrochaic tetrameter · unrhymed · 23 linesSunsetiambic tetrameter · unrhymed · 55 linesNight on the Shore71 linesPoseidonunrhymed · 51 linesDeclaration32 linesNight in the Cabintrochaic tetrameter · unrhymed · 67 linesStormunrhymed · 38 linesCalmtrochaic tetrameter · unrhymed · 24 linesAn Apparition in the Seaiambic tetrameter · unrhymed · 78 linesPurification22 linesPeace70 linesSalutation to the Sea60 linesTempestiambic tetrameter · unrhymed · 25 linesWreckediambic tetrameter · 48 linesSunset53 linesThe Song of the Oceanidesiambic tetrameter · 86 linesThe Gods of Greece99 linesThe Phoenixunrhymed · 31 linesQuestioniambic tetrameter · unrhymed · 18 linesSea-Sickness65 linesIn Portunrhymed · 67 linesEpilogueunrhymed · 22 lines
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