Poems
Lionel Johnson of the Rhymers' Club: "By the Statue of King Charles at Charing Cross", "The Dark Angel".
Measured across the book
Across its 3,444 lines, 93% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 93% to 94%). Alliteration runs at 1.28 times what shuffling the words would give (0.37 observed against 0.29 expected). 19% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Winchestertrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 151 linesTo Morfyddiambic trimeter · ABCABC · 26 linesPlato in Londoniambic tetrameter · ABABCCA · 35 linesIn Falmouth Harbouriambic tetrameter · ABAB · 68 linesA Friendiambic trimeter · ABABB · 45 linesA Burden of Easter Vigiliambic tetrameter · AABBB · 20 linesBy the Statue of King Charles at Charing Crossiambic trimeter · ABAB · 52 linesLalehamiambic tetrameter · 60 linesOur Lady of Franceiambic hexameter · 14 linesIn Memoryiambic tetrameter · 123 linesThe Precept of Silenceiambic tetrameter · 12 linesHill and Valeiambic trimeter · ABCACBB · 42 linesGwyneddiambic pentameter · ABACBCADDAC · 143 linesA Cornish Nightiambic pentameter · 132 linesMystic and Cavalieriambic pentameter · AABB · 36 linesParnelliambic trimeter · ABAB · 48 linesIn Englandiambic trimeter · ABAB · 148 linesTo Ocean Hazard: Gipsytrochaic tetrameter · ABABCC · 36 linesUpon a Drawingiambic pentameter · 44 linesThe Roman Stageiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 lines"To Weep Irish"iambic pentameter · ABAB · 16 linesSummer Stormtrochaic pentameter · 16 linesTo a Travelleriambic pentameter · ABACCB · 18 linesIn Memory of M. Biambic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 linesHawthorneiambic pentameter · ABABAB · 24 linesGloriesiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesLines to a Lady upon Her Third Birthdayiambic tetrameter · AABB · 93 linesCeltic Speechiambic pentameter · ABBABA · 18 linesWays of Wariambic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 linesThe Coming of Wariambic pentameter · ABBACCA · 56 linesIreland's Deadtrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 36 linesHarmoniesiambic tetrameter · 34 linesThe Last Musiciambic pentameter · ABBAAB · 36 linesA Dream of Youthiambic tetrameter · AABBCCDDD · 144 linesRomansiambic pentameter · AABCCCBB · 16 linesThe Troopshipiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 linesDeadiambic pentameter · ABAB · 12 linesSancta Silvarumiambic tetrameter · 134 linesBagley Woodiambic hexameter · 14 linesCorona Crucisdactylic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesA Song of Israeltrochaic pentameter · 28 linesThe Dark Angeliambic tetrameter · ABAB · 56 linesA Friendiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesTo a Passionistiambic pentameter · ABAB · 24 linesAdventus Dominialexandrines · ABAB · 8 linesMen of Assisiiambic tetrameter · ABABB · 35 linesMen of Aquinoiambic tetrameter · ABABA · 35 linesLucretiusiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 54 linesEnthusiastsiambic hexameter · 14 linesCadgwithiambic trimeter · ABAB · 80 linesVisionsiambic trimeter · ABAB · 72 linesTo Leo XIIItrochaic trimeter · ABAB · 24 linesAt the Burial of Cardinal Manningiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 6 linesVigilstrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 72 linesThe Church of a Dreamiambic hexameter · 14 linesThe Age of a Dreamiambic hexameter · 14 linesOxford Nightsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 76 linesTo a Spanish Friendtrochaic tetrameter · AAABBBA · 49 linesTo My Patronsiambic pentameter · ABAB · 24 linesBrontëiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 64 linesComfortiambic tetrameter · 18 linesMoel Fammauiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 20 linesSortes Virgilianaeiambic hexameter · 14 linesConsolationiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 linesOraclestrochaic tetrameter · ABABCC · 40 linesThe Destroyer of a Souliambic pentameter · 14 linesOur Lady of the Snowsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 80 linesAsh Wednesdayiambic trimeter · ABAB · 24 linesDesideriaiambic tetrameter · 12 linesArma Virumquetrochaic tetrameter · 14 linesThe Day of Coming Daysiambic tetrameter · ABABCCB · 14 linesRenegadeiambic pentameter · AABB · 18 linesWalesiambic hexameter · 14 linesHarvestiambic pentameter · 43 linesTo Certain FriendsAABB · 4 linesThe Petitioniambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 24 linesThe Classicsiambic pentameter · ABAB · 44 linesApriliambic pentameter · ABACCB · 36 linesA Proselyteiambic tetrameter · ABABCCB · 28 linesBeyondiambic tetrameter · ABCABC · 24 linesExperienceiambic pentameter · 14 linesEscapetrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesTrentalstrochaic tetrameter · 18 linesThe Red Windiambic trimeter · ABAB · 28 linesSertoriusiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 60 linesSaint Columbaiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 28 linesBellscommon measure · AABB · 16 lines
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