Fifty Years and Other Poems
James Weldon Johnson.
Measured across the book
Across its 1,595 lines, 96% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 95% to 96%). Alliteration runs at 1.06 times what shuffling the words would give (0.40 observed against 0.37 expected). 13% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Fifty Yearsiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 104 linesTo Americaiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 linesO Black and Unknown Bardsiambic pentameter · ABABCDCD · 48 linesO Southland!iambic trimeter · 32 linesTo Horace Bumsteadiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Color Sergeantiambic tetrameter · 20 linesThe Black Mammyiambic pentameter · 16 linesFather, Father Abrahamiambic tetrameter · 16 linesBrothersiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 69 linesFragmentiambic tetrameter · ABABAB · 36 linesThe White Witchiambic tetrameter · 60 linesMother Nightiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Young Warriorcommon measure · ABAB · 20 linesThe Glory of the Day Was in Her Faceiambic pentameter · ABAB · 12 linesSonnetiambic pentameter · 14 linesFrom the Spanishiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 linesFrom the German of Uhlandiambic pentameter · AABB · 20 linesBefore a Paintingiambic pentameter · 14 linesI Hear the Stars Still Singingiambic tetrameter · 8 linesGirl of Fifteenunrhymed · 16 linesThe Suicideunrhymed · 22 linesSunrise in the Tropicstrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesLos CigarillosAABB · 22 linesTeestayAABB · 21 linesThe Lottery Girltrochaic trimeter · 32 linesThe Dancing Girlanapaestic dimeter · 29 linesSunset in the Tropicsiambic pentameter · 16 linesAnd the Greatest of These Is Wariambic pentameter · unrhymed · 44 linesA Mid-Day Dreameriambic tetrameter · 28 linesThe Temptressiambic pentameter · ABAB · 24 linesGhosts of the Old Yeariambic tetrameter · AAABCCCB · 32 linesThe Ghost of Deacon Browniambic tetrameter · AABB · 39 lines"Lazy"iambic tetrameter · AAABCCCB · 32 linesOmariambic pentameter · AABB · 4 linesDeep in the Quiet Woodiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 14 linesVoluptas4 linesThe Word of an Engineeriambic dimeter · AABCCB · 36 linesLifeiambic pentameter · 6 linesSleepiambic pentameter · 14 linesPrayer at Sunriseiambic pentameter · 18 linesThe Gift to Singiambic tetrameter · 15 linesMorning, Noon and Nightiambic tetrameter · AABBCC · 18 linesHer Eyes Twin Poolsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesThe Awakeningiambic tetrameter · 20 linesBeauty That Is Never Oldiambic pentameter · 12 linesVenus in a Gardentrochaic tetrameter · 19 linesVashtiiambic octameter · unrhymed · 40 linesThe Rewardiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 linesSence You Went Awayiambic pentameter · AABB · 16 linesMa Lady's Lips Am Like De Honeytrochaic tetrameter · 40 linesTunktrochaic octameter · AABB · 26 linesNobody's Lookin' but De Owl and De Moontrochaic pentameter · 20 linesYou's Sweet to Yo' Mammy Jes De Sametrochaic pentameter · 21 linesA Plantation BacchanalABABCDCD · 32 linesJuly in Georgytrochaic heptameter · AABB · 12 linesA Banjo Songtrochaic tetrameter · 20 linesAnswer to Prayeralexandrines · AABB · 20 linesDat Gal o' MineAABB · 11 linesThe Seasonstrochaic tetrameter · 18 lines'Possum Songtrochaic trimeter · 46 linesBrer Rabbit, You's De Cutes' of 'Em Alliambic pentameter · 28 linesAn Explanationtrochaic tetrameter · 8 linesDe Little Pickaninny's Gone to Sleeptrochaic pentameter · AABB · 24 linesThe Rivalstrochaic octameter · AABB · 112 lines
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