India's Love Lyrics
The Anglo-Indian love lyrics of Adela Nicolson, writing as Laurence Hope: "Kashmiri Song", "Less than the Dust", "The Temple Dancing Girl".
Measured across the book
Across its 2,931 lines, 92% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 91% to 93%). Alliteration runs at 1.19 times what shuffling the words would give (0.40 observed against 0.34 expected). 24% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
India's Love Lyricsiambic pentameter · ABAB · 24 linesSong by Valgovindiambic heptameter · AABB · 24 linesReverie of Mahomed Akram at the Tamarind Tankiambic pentameter · 109 linesVersesiambic pentameter · ABAB · 8 linesSong of Khan Zadaiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesThe Teak Forestiambic pentameter · AABB · 100 linesValgovind's Boat Songtrochaic pentameter · ABAB · 16 linesKashmiri Song by Jumaiambic pentameter · AABB · 10 linesZira: In Captivityiambic pentameter · AABB · 68 linesMarriage Thoughts: By Morsellin Khaniambic pentameter · 47 linesTo the Unattainable: Lament of Mahomed Akramiambic pentameter · 10 linesMahomed Akram's Appeal to the Starsiambic pentameter · ABAB · 28 linesReminiscence of Mahomed Akramiambic pentameter · 31 linesStory by Lalla-ji, the Priestiambic pentameter · ABAB · 40 linesRequestiambic pentameter · 8 linesStory of Udaipore: Told by Lalla-ji, the Priestfourteeners · 50 linesValgovind's Song in the Springiambic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesYouthiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 14 linesSong of Khan Zadaiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 80 linesKotri, by the Riveralexandrines · AABB · 36 linesFarewelliambic pentameter · ABAB · 20 linesAfridi Loveiambic pentameter · 72 linesYasminiiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 86 linesOjira, to Her Lovertrochaic octameter · 36 linesThoughts: Mahomed Akramiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 22 linesPrayeriambic tetrameter · 36 linesThe Aloeiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 linesMemoryiambic tetrameter · 49 linesThe First Loveriambic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 linesKhan Zada's Song on the Hillsidecommon measure · ABAB · 20 linesDeserted Gipsy's Song: Hillside Camptrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 28 linesThe Plainsiambic pentameter · 13 linesAfter the Hazara Wariambic pentameter · 52 linesUnforgotteniambic pentameter · AABB · 40 linesSong of Faiz Ullaiambic octameter · 10 linesStory of Lilavantiiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 52 linesThe Garden by the Bridgeiambic pentameter · ABAB · 134 linesVerses: Faiz Ullaiambic tetrameter · 9 linesTwo Songs by Sitara, of Kashmiriambic tetrameter · 44 linesSecond Song: The Girl from Baltistaniambic pentameter · 61 linesPalm Trees by the Seaiambic pentameter · ABCABC · 54 linesSong by Gulbaztrochaic octameter · AABB · 14 linesKashmiri Songiambic pentameter · ABAB · 12 linesReverie of Ormuz the Persianiambic pentameter · ABAB · 40 linesSunstrokeiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 linesAdorationiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 52 linesThree Songs of Zahir-u-Diniambic tetrameter · ABABAB · 30 linesSecond Songiambic tetrameter · 112 linesProtest: By Zahir-u-Diniambic tetrameter · ABACBC · 84 linesFamine Songiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 48 linesThe Window Overlooking the Harbouriambic pentameter · ABAB · 44 linesBack to the Borderanapaestic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 40 linesReverie: Zahir-u-Diniambic pentameter · 26 linesSea Songiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 linesTo the Hills!common measure · ABAB · 40 linesTill I Wakeiambic pentameter · 4 linesHis Rubies: Told by Valgovindiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 84 linesSong of Taj Mahomediambic pentameter · 8 linesThe Garden of Kama: Kama the Indian Erosdactylic dimeter · AABCCB · 36 linesCamp Follower's Song, Gomal Rivercommon measure · 44 linesSong of the Colours: By Taj Mahomediambic pentameter · 76 linesLalila, to the Ferengi Loveriambic tetrameter · ABAB · 40 linesOn the City Wallfourteeners · AABB · 44 linesNo Rival Like the Pastiambic pentameter · ABAB · 8 linesVerse by Taj Mahomediambic pentameter · AABB · 10 linesLines by Taj Mahomediambic pentameter · ABAB · 76 linesMalay Songcommon measure · ABAB · 28 linesThe Temple Dancing Girliambic pentameter · ABAB · 40 linesHira-Singh's Farewell to Burmahiambic pentameter · AABB · 28 linesStarlightiambic pentameter · ABABA · 15 linesSampan Songiambic tetrameter · 12 linesSong of the Devoted Slaveiambic pentameter · 27 linesThe Singeriambic pentameter · ABAB · 24 linesMalariaiambic pentameter · ABAB · 36 linesFancyiambic pentameter · 20 linesFerozaiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 linesThis Month the Almonds Bloom at Kandahariambic pentameter · ABAB · 56 lines
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