Poems
Felicia Hemans: "Casabianca".
Measured across the book
Across its 11,010 lines, 95% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 95% to 95%). Alliteration runs at 0.92 times what shuffling the words would give (0.29 observed against 0.31 expected). 11% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
On My Mother’s Birthday: Written at the Age of Eightiambic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesA Prayer: Written at the Age of Nineiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesAddress to the Deity: Written at the Age of Eleveniambic pentameter · AABB · 24 linesShakspeare: Written at the Age of Eleveniambic tetrameter · AABB · 18 linesTo My Brother and Sister in the Country: Written at the Age of Eleveniambic tetrameter · AABB · 28 linesSonnet to My Mother: Written at the Age of Twelveiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFFEGG · 14 linesSonnet: Written at the Age of Thirteeniambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 linesRural Walks: Written at the Age of Thirteeniambic pentameter · 34 linesSonnet: Written at the Age of Thirteeniambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 linesEngland and Spain; Or, Valour and Patriotism: Written at the Age of Fourteeniambic pentameter · AABB · 622 linesThe Silver Locks: Addressed to an Aged Friendiambic tetrameter · AABBBA · 42 linesTo My Motheriambic tetrameter · ABAB · 102 linesTo My Eldest Brother (With the British Army in Portugal.)iambic pentameter · AABB · 48 linesLines: Written in the Memoirs of Elizabeth Smithiambic tetrameter · ABAABCDCD · 46 linesThe Ruin and Its Flowersiambic tetrameter · 100 linesChristmas Caroliambic tetrameter · ABAB · 33 linesThe Domestic Affectionsiambic pentameter · AABB · 432 linesTo Mr Edwards, the Harper of Conwayiambic tetrameter · AABBCC · 36 linesA Celebrated Mineralogistiambic pentameter · AABBCCDDEEFFGG · 38 linesEpitaph: On the Hammer of the Aforesaid Mineralogistiambic pentameter · AABB · 86 linesThe Restoration of the Works of Art to Italyiambic pentameter · AABB · 523 linesModern Greeceiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEE · 1037 linesTranslations from Camoens, and Other Poets: Sonnet 70iambic pentameter · 14 linesSonnet 282: From Psalm Cxxxviiiambic pentameter · 14 linesPart of Eclogue 15iambic tetrameter · AABB · 28 linesSonnet 271iambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEEFGGF · 14 linesSonnet 186iambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEEAFFA · 14 linesSonnet 108iambic pentameter · 14 linesSonnet 23: To a Lady Who Died at Seaiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEEFGGF · 14 linesSonnet 19iambic tetrameter · ABABACC · 35 linesSonnet 58iambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEEFGGF · 14 linesSonnet 178iambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEEFGGF · 14 linesSonnet 80iambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEEFBBF · 14 linesSonnet 239: From Psalm Cxxxviiiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEEFGGF · 14 linesSonnet 128AAABCCB · 42 linesSonnet 205iambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEEFGGF · 14 linesSonnet 133iambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEEFGGF · 14 linesSonnet 181iambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEEFGGF · 14 linesSonnet 278iambic pentameter · 21 linesMetastasioiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 84 linesVincenzo Da Filicajaiambic pentameter · 14 linesPastoriniiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEEFGGF · 14 linesLope De Vegaiambic tetrameter · 23 linesFrancisco Manuel: On Ascending a Hill Leading to a Conventiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 linesDella Casa: Veniceiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEEFGGF · 14 linesIL Marchese Cornelio Bentivoglioiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEEFGGF · 14 linesQuevedo: Rome Buried in Her Own Ruinsiambic pentameter · 14 linesEl Conde Juan De Tarsisiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 linesTorquato Tassoiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDBBEFFE · 14 linesBernardo Tassoiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEEFDDF · 14 linesPetrarchiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEEFGGF · 28 linesVersi Spagnuoli Di Pietro Bemboiambic tetrameter · AABBCDDEEC · 10 linesFrancesco Lorenziniiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEEFGGF · 14 linesGesner: Morning Songiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 28 linesGerman Songiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 24 linesChaulieuiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesGarcilaso De Vegaiambic hexameter · 6 linesLorenzo De Medici: Violetsiambic pentameter · ABABACACDDEFFE · 14 linesPindemonte: On the Hebe of Canovaiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEEFGGF · 14 linesLines: Written in a Hermitage on the Sea-Shoreiambic tetrameter · AABBCCDDEE · 42 linesDirge of a Childiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 42 linesInvocationiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 36 linesTo the Memory Of: General Sir E—D P—K—Mcommon measure · ABAB · 36 linesTo the Memory Of: Who Fell in the Battle of Waterlooiambic tetrameter · AABBCDDC · 32 linesGuerilla Song: Founded on the Story Related of the Spanish Patriot Minaanapaestic tetrameter · ABABCC · 18 linesThe Aged Indianiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 54 linesEvening Amongst the Alpsiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 linesDirge of the Highland Chief in “Waverley”iambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 43 linesYour Sincere Admirer.’: The Crusaders’ War-Songiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 36 linesThe Death of Clanronaldanapaestic tetrameter · ABABCC · 24 linesTo the Eyeiambic pentameter · AABB · 40 linesThe Hero’s Deathiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesThe Death of the Princess Charlotteiambic pentameter · 224 linesWallace’s Invocation to Bruceiambic tetrameter · AABB · 304 linesThe Abencerrage: Sismondiiambic pentameter · AABB · 477 linesCanto II: Alfieriiambic pentameter · AABB · 486 linesCanto IIIiambic pentameter · AABB · 625 linesThe Widow of Crescentiusiambic tetrameter · AABB · 284 linesPart IIiambic tetrameter · AABB · 341 linesThe Last Banquet of Antony and Cleopatraiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEE · 133 linesAlaric in Italyiambic tetrameter · AABB · 178 linesThe Wife of Asdrubaliambic pentameter · AABB · 68 linesHeliodorus in the Templeiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 84 linesNight-Scene in Genoaiambic tetrameter · AABB · 177 linesThe Troubadour and Richard Cœur De Lioniambic tetrameter · AABB · 64 linesThe Troubadour’s Songiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 66 linesThe Death of Conradiniambic pentameter · AABB · 180 linesExtracts from Contemporary Reviews: The Scepticiambic pentameter · AABB · 550 linesCritical Extracts from Reviewsiambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesAn Unfinished Poemiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEE · 290 linesThe Basvigliana of Monti: From Sismondi’s “Litterature Du Midi”iambic pentameter · AABB · 146 linesVincenzo Da Filicajaiambic pentameter · 14 linesCarlo Maria Maggiiambic pentameter · 14 linesAlessandro Marchettiiambic pentameter · ABABBCBCDEDEFF · 14 linesAlessandro Pegolottiiambic pentameter · 14 linesFrancesco Maria De Conti: The Shore of Africaiambic pentameter · 14 linesJeu-D’Esprit on the Word “Barb”iambic pentameter · 19 linesSir Philip Sidney’s Arcadiaiambic pentameter · 10 linesShakspeareiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 6 linesEarl of Surrey’s Poemsiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 6 linesShakspeare’s SonnetsAABB · 10 linesCowley: The Fever Dreamanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 104 linesDartmoor: A Prize Poemiambic pentameter · AABB · 359 linesThe Harp of Wales: Introductory Stanzas, Inscribed to the Ruthin Welsh Literary Societyiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 24 linesDruid Chorus on the Landing of the Romanstrochaic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 16 linesThe Green Isles of Oceananapaestic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesThe Sea-Song of Gafrantrochaic tetrameter · ABABCCCB · 24 linesThe Hirlas Hornanapaestic tetrameter · 30 linesThe Hall of Cynddylananapaestic tetrameter · 29 linesThe Lament of Llywarch Henanapaestic tetrameter · 31 linesGrufydd’s Feastanapaestic tetrameter · AABBACC · 21 linesThe Cambrian in Americaiambic pentameter · 16 linesTaliesin’s Prophecyiambic heptameter · AABB · 22 linesOwen Glyndwr’s War-Songiambic tetrameter · AABCCBDEDEDE · 48 linesPrince Madoc’s Farewellanapaestic tetrameter · ABABCC · 21 linesCaswallon’s Triumphtrochaic tetrameter · ABABCCCB · 24 linesHowel’s Songiambic tetrameter · AAABCCCB · 24 linesThe Mountain Firestrochaic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 24 linesEryri Wencommon measure · ABAB · 28 linesChant of the Bards Before Their Massacre by Edward Ianapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesThe Dying Bard’s Prophecyiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 40 linesThe Fair Isle: For the Melody Called the “Welsh Ground.” Ianapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 6 linesPoem IIanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 6 linesThe Rock of Cader Idrisanapaestic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 32 lines
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