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The Weary Blues

Langston Hughes (1901–1967) · 1926

Mixed forms · 913 lines in 68 sections

Langston Hughes's first book: the title poem, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers", "Dream Variations".

Measured across the book

Across its 913 lines, 96% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 95% to 97%). Alliteration runs at 0.90 times what shuffling the words would give (0.17 observed against 0.19 expected). 32% of the lines have a feminine ending.

Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.

Contents

Proemtrochaic trimeter · unrhymed · 19 lines The Weary Bluesfree verse · 35 lines Jazzoniaiambic tetrameter · 17 lines Negro Dancerstrochaic dimeter · 15 lines The Cat and the Saxophone (2 A.M.)18 lines Young Singeriambic trimeter · 8 lines Cabaretiambic tetrameter · 6 lines To Midnight Nan at Leroy’strochaic dimeter · 20 lines To a Little Lover-Lass, Deadtrochaic trimeter · 12 lines Harlem Night Clubiambic dimeter · 21 lines Nude Young Dancertrochaic pentameter · 8 lines Young Prostitutetrochaic trimeter · 5 lines To a Black Dancer in “The Little Savoy”iambic dimeter · 10 lines Song for a Banjo Dancetrochaic trimeter · 27 lines Blues Fantasytrochaic trimeter · 12 lines Hey!...Hey!16 lines Lenox Avenue: Midnightiambic trimeter · 14 lines ♦Dream Variationsiambic trimeter · 17 lines Poème D’Automneiambic trimeter · 15 lines Fantasy in Purpleiambic pentameter · 10 lines March Moontrochaic trimeter · 10 lines Joytrochaic trimeter · 9 lines The Negro Speaks of Rivers9 lines Crosscommon measure · 12 lines The Jestertrochaic trimeter · 19 lines The Southiambic trimeter · 28 lines As I Grew Oldertrochaic trimeter · 33 lines Aunt Sue’s Storiestrochaic trimeter · 25 lines Poemdactylic dimeter · unrhymed · 6 lines A Black Pierrotiambic trimeter · unrhymed · 15 lines Harlem Night Songtrochaic dimeter · 15 lines Songs to the Dark Virginiambic trimeter · 19 lines Ardellaanapaestic dimeter · 6 lines To the Black Belovediambic dimeter · 21 lines When Sue Wears Redtrochaic trimeter · unrhymed · 13 lines Pierrottrochaic trimeter · ABCABC · 30 lines ♦Water Front Streetsiambic tetrameter · 8 lines A Farewelliambic tetrameter · 8 lines Long Triptrochaic trimeter · 10 lines Port Towntrochaic dimeter · 16 lines Sea Calmiambic dimeter · 6 lines Caribbean Sunsettrochaic trimeter · 4 lines Young Sailoriambic dimeter · 22 lines Seascapetrochaic trimeter · 8 lines Natchatrochaic trimeter · 7 lines Sea Charm11 lines Death of an Old Seamaniambic tetrameter · 10 lines Beggar Boyiambic pentameter · 8 lines Troubled Womantrochaic trimeter · 12 lines Sick Roomiambic dimeter · unrhymed · 6 lines A Cuban Portraittrochaic trimeter · 10 lines To the Dark Mercedes of “El Palacio De Amor”iambic tetrameter · 8 lines Mexican Market Womaniambic trimeter · 7 lines After Many Springstrochaic trimeter · unrhymed · 8 lines Young Bridetrochaic trimeter · 7 lines The Dream Keeperiambic trimeter · unrhymed · 8 lines Poemiambic trimeter · 6 lines Poem for a Decorative Paneliambic tetrameter · 17 lines Lament for Dark Peoplesiambic trimeter · 12 lines Afraidtrochaic trimeter · unrhymed · 6 lines Poemtrochaic trimeter · unrhymed · 6 lines Summer Nighttrochaic trimeter · 25 lines Disillusioniambic dimeter · 15 lines Danse Africainetrochaic trimeter · 15 lines The White Onesiambic trimeter · AABB · 7 lines Mother to Soniambic trimeter · 20 lines Poemiambic dimeter · unrhymed · 8 lines Epilogueiambic dimeter · unrhymed · 17 lines

About this text

Public domain. Text from The weary blues, Project Gutenberg ebook #74745. Free to read, print, copy and reuse.

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