Trees and Other Poems
Joyce Kilmer: "Trees" and the poems of a life cut short in France.
Measured across the book
Across its 830 lines, 95% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 94% to 96%). Alliteration runs at 0.93 times what shuffling the words would give (0.29 observed against 0.31 expected). 14% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Trees and Other Poemsiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 4 linesTo My Motheriambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Twelve-Forty-Fiveiambic tetrameter · AABB · 88 linesPenniesiambic tetrameter · AABB · 26 linesTreesiambic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesStarstrochaic hexameter · AABB · 16 linesOld Poetscommon measure · 36 linesDelicatesseniambic tetrameter · ABAB · 92 linesServant Girl and Grocer's Boyiambic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesWealthiambic pentameter · ABAB · 12 linesMartiniambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 40 linesThe Apartment Houseiambic pentameter · 14 linesAs Winds That Blow Against a Stariambic tetrameter · ABAB · 32 linesTo a Young Poet Who Killed Himselfiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 32 linesMemorial Dayiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 20 linesThe Rosaryiambic pentameter · 14 linesVisiondactylic hexameter · ABBA · 8 linesTo Certain Poetsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 26 linesLove's Lanterniambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesPatron of Beggarsiambic tetrameter · 40 linesFollyiambic tetrameter · 24 linesMadnesscommon measure · ABAB · 20 linesPoetsiambic pentameter · ABAB · 8 linesCitizen of the Worldiambic tetrameter · AABB · 42 linesThe Fourth Shepherdiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 63 linesEasterABAB · 4 linesMount Houvenkopfiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe House with Nobody in ItAABB · 29 linesDave LillyAABB · 33 linesAlarm Clocksiambic pentameter · 14 linesWaverleyiambic pentameter · 17 lines
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