Laurel · Thomas Hood

The Song of the Shirt, and Other Poems

Thomas Hood (1799–1845) · 1826–1845

Mixed forms · 20,675 lines in 186 sections

Hood entire, the serious beside the comic: "The Song of the Shirt", "I Remember, I Remember", "The Bridge of Sighs".

Measured across the book

Across its 20,675 lines, 92% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 92% to 92%). Alliteration runs at 1.15 times what shuffling the words would give (0.32 observed against 0.28 expected). 23% of the lines have a feminine ending.

Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.

Contents

To Hopeiambic tetrameter · 62 lines The Departure of Summeriambic tetrameter · 159 lines The Sea of Death: A Fragmentiambic pentameter · AABB · 38 lines To an Absenteeiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 lines From an Unrolled Manuscript of Apollonius Curiusanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 429 lines The Two Peacocks of Bedfontiambic pentameter · ABABABCC · 209 lines Hymn to the Suniambic pentameter · 25 lines Midnightiambic pentameter · 14 lines To a Sleeping Child Iiambic pentameter · ABBAABBACDCDEE · 14 lines To a Sleeping Child IIiambic pentameter · ABBAABBACDCDEE · 14 lines To Fancyiambic pentameter · ABBAABBACDCDEE · 14 lines Fair Inesiambic trimeter · 48 lines To a False Friendtrochaic tetrameter · 16 lines Autumniambic pentameter · 62 lines Silenceiambic pentameter · 14 lines Written in Keats' "Endymion"iambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines To an Enthusiastiambic pentameter · ABBAABBACDECDE · 14 lines To a Cold Beautyiambic tetrameter · 24 lines Deathiambic pentameter · ABABBCBCCDCDEE · 14 lines Serenadeiambic tetrameter · 16 lines Verses in an Albumtrochaic trimeter · ABABCCB · 14 lines The Forsakeniambic tetrameter · 20 lines Songiambic tetrameter · 40 lines Birthday Versesiambic tetrameter · 12 lines I Love Theeiambic trimeter · 24 lines Linesiambic tetrameter · AABB · 16 lines To Wordsworthiambic pentameter · 14 lines A Fairy Taleiambic pentameter · ABABBCBCC · 279 lines Ode on a Distant Prospect of Clapham Academyiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 120 lines Songshort measure · 16 lines The Water Ladyiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 lines Autumnanapaestic dimeter · 20 lines I Remember, I Rememberiambic tetrameter · 32 lines The Poet's Portioniambic pentameter · AABB · 30 lines Ode to the Mooniambic pentameter · 82 lines Written in a Volume of Shakspeareiambic pentameter · ABABBCBCCDCDCD · 14 lines A Retrospective Reviewiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 102 lines Balladcommon measure · 20 lines Flowersiambic tetrameter · 24 lines Balladiambic tetrameter · 24 lines Ruthtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 20 lines The Plea of the Midsummer Fairiesiambic pentameter · ABABBCBCC · 1134 lines Hero and Leanderiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 794 lines Balladdactylic dimeter · AABCCB · 24 lines Autumniambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 lines Balladiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 48 lines The Exileiambic pentameter · ABAB · 48 lines Ode to Melancholyiambic tetrameter · 122 lines Sonnetiambic pentameter · ABABBCBCCDCDEE · 14 lines To My Wifeiambic pentameter · 14 lines On Receiving a Giftiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines Sonnetiambic pentameter · 14 lines The Dream of Eugene Aramiambic tetrameter · 216 lines For the 14Th of Februaryiambic pentameter · 14 lines The Death-Bedcommon measure · 16 lines Anticipationiambic pentameter · AABB · 36 lines To a Child Embracing His Motheriambic tetrameter · ABABA · 20 lines Stanzas (From Tylney Hall.)iambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 lines Sonnet to Oceaniambic pentameter · 14 lines Composed at Rotterdamiambic trimeter · 56 lines On Seeing My Wife and Two Children Sleeping in the Same Chamberiambic pentameter · ABABBCBCDEDEE · 13 lines Stanzasiambic pentameter · 21 lines To the Editor of the Athenaeumiambic pentameter · 502 lines On Her Birthdayiambic tetrameter · AAABCCCB · 24 lines Miss Kilmansegg and Her Precious Legiambic tetrameter · 2388 lines The Lee Shoretrochaic trimeter · ABAB · 24 lines Sonnetiambic pentameter · ABABACBCDEDEDE · 14 lines A Dream in the Woodsiambic pentameter · 172 lines Part IIiambic pentameter · 161 lines Part IIIiambic trimeter · 161 lines Leariambic pentameter · ABBACBBCDEDFEF · 14 lines Sonnetiambic pentameter · ABBAABBACDCDEE · 14 lines The Song of the Shirtiambic tetrameter · 89 lines The Pauper's Christmas Caroliambic tetrameter · 54 lines Part Iiambic pentameter · ABAB · 116 lines Part IIiambic pentameter · ABAB · 112 lines Part IIIiambic pentameter · ABAB · 124 lines A Sea-Side Sketchiambic pentameter · ABABABCC · 88 lines The Lady's Dreamiambic tetrameter · 102 lines A Moorish Romanceiambic tetrameter · 160 lines An Allegoryiambic tetrameter · 85 lines The Bridge of Sighsdactylic dimeter · 106 lines The Lay of the Laboreriambic trimeter · 98 lines Stanzastrochaic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 16 lines The Aeronautiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 222 lines A Friendly Address to Mrs. Fry in Newgateiambic pentameter · ABABABCC · 152 lines M.P. For Galwayiambic pentameter · 79 lines Ode to the Great Unknowniambic pentameter · 274 lines Ode to Joseph Grimaldi, Senioriambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 120 lines An Address to the Steam Washing Companyanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 106 lines To the Noblemen and Gentlemen Forming the Washing Committeeiambic pentameter · 119 lines Ode to Captain Paeryiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 192 lines Ode to W. Kitchener, M.D.iambic pentameter · 185 lines The Last Maniambic tetrameter · 222 lines An Old Balladcommon measure · 68 lines "As It Fell upon a Day"iambic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 lines A Moorish Taleiambic pentameter · ABABABCC · 136 lines The Water Peri's Songanapaestic tetrameter · 12 lines The Irish Schoolmasteriambic pentameter · 261 lines A Pathetic Balladcommon measure · 68 lines A Venetian Storyiambic pentameter · ABABABCC · 272 lines The Demon-Shipiambic heptameter · AABB · 76 lines A Pathetic Balladcommon measure · 88 lines Death's Rambleiambic tetrameter · 56 lines A Sailor's Apology for Bow-Legsiambic pentameter · 88 lines The Volunteeriambic pentameter · 4 lines The Lover's Progressiambic tetrameter · 102 lines "Bartholomew Rutt"common measure · 484 lines Moraliambic pentameter · 4 lines The Drowning Ducksiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 84 lines And the Little Unknowniambic pentameter · ABABABCC · 240 lines On Her Departure for Indiaiambic pentameter · ABAB · 40 lines The Angler's Farewellanapaestic trimeter · 60 lines To the Advocates for the Removal of Smith-Field Marketiambic pentameter · 96 lines A Report from Below!iambic pentameter · AABB · 83 lines Lines Written in a Young Lady's Albumcommon measure · 48 lines A Pathetic Balladcommon measure · 68 lines A Serious Balladcommon measure · 68 lines A Singular Exhibition at Somerset Houseiambic pentameter · AABB · 91 lines Old Bailey Balladsiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 52 lines The Compass, with Variationsiambic tetrameter · 192 lines A Very Serious Balladcommon measure · 60 lines The Falliambic heptameter · 34 lines A Public Dinneriambic trimeter · 180 lines Or, John Jones's Kit-Cat-Astrophecommon measure · 42 lines Ode to Sir Andrew Agnew, Bartiambic pentameter · 105 lines The Lost Heiriambic pentameter · 162 lines A Fableiambic pentameter · AABB · 70 lines Moraliambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 lines A Serious Balladcommon measure · 54 lines A Waterloo Balladcommon measure · 96 lines A Lay of Real Lifeiambic tetrameter · AABB · 52 lines The Sweeps Complaintiambic pentameter · 122 lines The Desert-Borniambic heptameter · AABB · 217 lines A Pastoral Reportiambic tetrameter · AABB · 14 lines Hodgeiambic tetrameter · AABB · 12 lines Dickoniambic tetrameter · AABB · 14 lines Gilesiambic tetrameter · AABB · 16 lines Hobiambic tetrameter · AABB · 16 lines Simoniambic tetrameter · AABB · 66 lines Coliniambic tetrameter · AABB · 32 lines Hymeneal Retrospectionsanapaestic common measure · ABAB · 36 lines Poem IIiambic tetrameter · 32 lines III. A Parental Ode to My Son, Aged Three Years and Five Monthsiambic pentameter · AABB · 57 lines IV. A Serenadetrochaic tetrameter · AAAABB · 36 lines The Green Maniambic pentameter · 225 lines Hit or Missiambic tetrameter · AABB · 342 lines An Unpublished Poem, from Sydneyiambic pentameter · AABB · 44 lines Lieutenant Luffiambic tetrameter · 64 lines Morning Meditationsiambic pentameter · ABAB · 40 lines A Plain Directioniambic trimeter · 114 lines The Assistant Drapers' Petitioniambic pentameter · ABAB · 56 lines The Bachelor's Dreamiambic tetrameter · 88 lines Rural Felicityiambic pentameter · 180 lines A Flying Visitanapaestic dimeter · AAABBB · 264 lines Queen Mabiambic tetrameter · 36 lines On Her Departure for Calaisiambic heptameter · AABB · 36 lines A Parthian Glanceanapaestic tetrameter · ABAB · 58 lines A True Storyiambic tetrameter · 228 lines The Mermaid of Margateiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 126 lines A Fairy Taleiambic pentameter · 125 lines Craniologyiambic pentameter · AABB · 114 lines A Romancecommon measure · 60 lines The Progress of Artiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 96 lines Those Evening Bellsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 12 lines The Carelesse Nurse Maydiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 lines Domestic Asides; Or, Truth in Parenthesesiambic tetrameter · 32 lines Shooting Painsanapaestic trimeter · 80 lines A Pathetic Balladcommon measure · 134 lines The China-Menderiambic pentameter · AABB · 67 lines The Broken Dishiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 lines Written on the Night of My Mistress's Grand Routiambic pentameter · AABB · 47 lines A Few Lines on Completing Forty-Sevencommon measure · ABAB · 16 lines To Mary Housemaid, on Valentine's Dayiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 20 lines Lament for the Decline of Chivalryiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 96 lines Playing at Soldiersiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 96 lines A Pathetic Balladcommon measure · 48 lines The Widowiambic tetrameter · 128 lines An Open Questioniambic pentameter · ABABCDCDD · 153 lines A Black Jobiambic pentameter · 236 lines To a Noble Ladyanapaestic tetrameter · AABCCB · 240 lines A Tale of a Trumpetiambic pentameter · AABB · 808 lines Moraliambic pentameter · AABCCB · 6 lines Part Iiambic tetrameter · AABB · 190 lines Part IIiambic tetrameter · AABB · 292 lines The University Feudiambic heptameter · AABB · 134 lines

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