Poems, Volume I
Jean Ingelow: "Divided", "The High Tide on the Coast of Lincolnshire".
Measured across the book
Across its 10,020 lines, 95% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 95% to 96%). Alliteration runs at 1.14 times what shuffling the words would give (0.33 observed against 0.28 expected). 17% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Dividedtrochaic pentameter · ABAB · 124 linesHonors.—Part Iiambic pentameter · ABAB · 214 linesHonors.—Part IIiambic pentameter · ABAB · 332 linesRequiescat in Pace!402 linesScholar and Carpenteriambic tetrameter · AAABCCCB · 400 linesIn the Concluding Part of a Discourse on Fameiambic pentameter · ABABABCC · 728 linesA Dead Yeartrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 151 linesLooking Over a Gate at a Pool in a Fieldiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 54 linesPoem IIiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 36 linesAbsentiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 392 linesPresentiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 328 linesThe High Tide on the Coast of Lincolnshireiambic tetrameter · 176 linesM. Where?iambic tetrameter · unrhymed · 16 linesM. Yesiambic pentameter · 95 linesAfterthoughtiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesSeven Times One. Exultationiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 28 linesSeven Times Two. Romanceanapaestic common measure · ABAB · 32 linesSeven Times Three. Loveanapaestic tetrameter · 28 linesSeven Times Four. Maternity24 linesSeven Times Five. Widowhoodcommon measure · ABAB · 32 linesSeven Times Six. Giving in Marriageiambic trimeter · ABABABAB · 32 linesSeven Times Seven. Longing for Homeiambic tetrameter · 57 linesA Cottage in a Chineiambic tetrameter · ABABAB · 120 linesPersephoneiambic tetrameter · 112 linesA Sea Songiambic tetrameter · ABABCCB · 28 linesBrothers, and a Sermoniambic pentameter · 797 linesA Wedding Songiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 24 linesThe Four Bridgesiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 726 linesA Mother Showing the Portrait of Her Child (F.M.L.)trochaic tetrameter · 142 linesStrife and Peaceiambic trimeter · 72 linesThe Dreams That Came Trueiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 459 linesChild and Boatmaniambic pentameter · unrhymed · 52 linesThe Nightingale Heard by the Unsatisfied Heartiambic trimeter · AABCCB · 30 linesSand Martinsiambic pentameter · ABAB · 44 linesA Poet in His Youth, and the Cuckoo-Birdtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 191 linesA Raven in a White Chineiambic pentameter · ABAB · 40 linesThe Warbling of Blackbirdstrochaic tetrameter · AABCCB · 24 linesSea-Mews in Winter Timeiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 48 linesLaurance Iiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 250 linesLaurance IIiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 397 linesLaurance IIIiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 406 linesApprenticediambic octameter · 16 linesTirediambic pentameter · 170 linesThe Middle Watchanapaestic pentameter · 78 linesThe Coming in of the "Mermaiden"iambic tetrameter · 36 linesA Morn of Maytrochaic heptameter · ABAB · 28 linesSailing Beyond Seasiambic tetrameter · 36 linesRemonstranceiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 18 linesSong for the Night of Christ's Resurrectioniambic trimeter · AABCCBDD · 184 linesSong of Margarettrochaic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 32 linesSong of the Going Awayiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 28 linesA Lily and a Lute Iiambic tetrameter · AABB · 85 linesA Lily and a Lute IItrochaic tetrameter · 170 linesAn Imperfect Fable with a Doubtful Moraliambic pentameter · unrhymed · 772 linesThe Moraliambic pentameter · unrhymed · 88 linesWedlockiambic pentameter · ABAB · 82 linesRegretiambic pentameter · 25 linesPoem Iiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 6 linesPoem IIiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 6 linesLamentationiambic pentameter · AABCCB · 63 linesDominioniambic tetrameter · ABAB · 68 linesOn a Sun-Portrait of Her Husband, Sent by His Wife to Their Friendiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 62 linesThe Apologycommon measure · 308 lines
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