Bonnie Joann, and Other Poems
Violet Jacob's Angus Scots: "Bonnie Joann", "The Wind frae the Baltic", "The Kelpie", "Hallowe'en", "The Tinkler's Baloo".
Measured across the book
Across its 779 lines, 98% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 97% to 98%). Alliteration runs at 1.06 times what shuffling the words would give (0.18 observed against 0.17 expected). 16% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Bonnie Joanniambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 32 linesThe Wind Frae the Balticiambic tetrameter · 21 linesThe Tramp to the Tattie-Dulieiambic tetrameter · 40 linesHallowe’Eniambic tetrameter · AABBA · 35 linesAdamiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 36 linesThe Daft Birdiambic pentameter · 24 linesPrideiambic pentameter · AABBCC · 36 lines‘Kirrie’iambic heptameter · 25 linesThe End O’tiambic pentameter · ABABCDCCD · 27 linesThe Kelpieiambic tetrameter · ABAAB · 41 linesBaltic Streetiambic trimeter · 40 linesBailie Bruceiambic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 48 linesCharlewayniambic tetrameter · 4 linesOld Song Among Angus Farm Servants.)common measure · ABAB · 36 linesThe Muckle Mou’iambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 32 linesThe Gangerelcommon measure · ABAB · 36 linesThe Tinkler’s Balootrochaic trimeter · 24 linesThe Banks o’ the Eskiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 18 linesThe Wise-Like Chapiambic tetrameter · 30 linesInverquharitytrochaic tetrameter · 46 linesFaur-Ye-Weeliambic tetrameter · 39 linesA Young Man’s Songiambic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesThe Shadowsiambic tetrameter · 13 linesA Winter Phantasyiambic trimeter · ABAB · 32 linesMarsey Towniambic tetrameter · ABCCAB · 24 linesThe Seasonsiambic tetrameter · 24 lines
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