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Verses 1889–1896

Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) · 1889–1896

Mixed forms · 5,974 lines in 114 sections

Kipling's first collected verse: "Gunga Din", "Mandalay", "Danny Deever", "The Ballad of East and West".

Measured across the book

Across its 5,974 lines, 93% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 92% to 93%). Alliteration runs at 1.20 times what shuffling the words would give (0.43 observed against 0.36 expected). 15% of the lines have a feminine ending.

Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.

Contents

To Wolcott Balestieriambic heptameter · AABB · 28 lines To T. aiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 12 lines Tommyiambic heptameter · AABBCCCC · 40 lines “Fuzzy-Wuzzy”iambic pentameter · 48 lines Soldier, Soldier40 lines Screw-Guns52 lines Cells34 lines Gunga Din85 lines Oontsiambic heptameter · AABBCDCD · 40 lines Loot63 lines “Snarleyow”iambic heptameter · AABB · 40 lines The Widow at Windsoranapaestic trimeter · 45 lines Beltsiambic heptameter · AABB · 43 lines The Young British Soldieranapaestic tetrameter · AAABB · 71 lines Mandalaytrochaic octameter · AABB · 52 lines Troopin'AABB · 36 lines The Widow's Partytrochaic tetrameter · 50 lines Ford o' Kabul Rivertrochaic tetrameter · 48 lines Gentlemen-Rankers48 lines Route Marchin'iambic heptameter · AABB · 45 lines Shillin' a Day29 lines The Ballad of East and Westiambic heptameter · 103 lines The Last Sutteeiambic tetrameter · 114 lines The Ballad of the King's Mercyiambic heptameter · AABB · 86 lines The Ballad of the King's Jestiambic pentameter · AABB · 119 lines With Scindia to Delhiiambic heptameter · ABAB · 24 lines The Choosers of the Slainiambic heptameter · ABAB · 60 lines The Ballad of Boh Da ThoneAABB · 216 lines The Lament of the Border Cattle Thiefcommon measure · ABAB · 48 lines The Rhyme of the Three Captainsiambic heptameter · 101 lines The Ballad of the “Clampherdown”90 lines The Ballad of the “Bolivar”trochaic hexameter · ABABCCDD · 52 lines The Sacrifice of Er-Hebiambic pentameter · 209 lines The Explanationtrochaic tetrameter · 19 lines The Gift of the Seaiambic tetrameter · 68 lines Evarra and His Godsiambic pentameter · 77 lines The Conundrum of the WorkshopsAABB · 34 lines The Legend of Evil Itrochaic tetrameter · 36 lines The Legend of Evil IIiambic heptameter · 20 lines The English Flagiambic heptameter · AABB · 68 lines “Cleared”iambic heptameter · AABB · 73 lines An Imperial Rescriptiambic heptameter · AABB · 40 lines Tomlinsoniambic heptameter · AABB · 129 lines L'Envoi to “Life's Handicap”iambic tetrameter · ABAB · 28 lines L'Envoiiambic tetrameter · 84 lines To the City of Bombayiambic trimeter · ABABAB · 54 lines A Song of the English25 lines The Coastwise Lightsiambic heptameter · AABB · 24 lines The Song of the Dead13 lines Poem Iiambic heptameter · 31 lines Poem IIiambic pentameter · 27 lines The Deep-Sea Cablesanapaestic pentameter · ABAB · 12 lines The Song of the Sonsdactylic pentameter · 12 lines BombayABAB · 4 lines CalcuttaABAB · 4 lines MadrasABAB · 4 lines RangoonABAB · 4 lines SingaporeABAB · 4 lines Hong-KongABAB · 4 lines HalifaxABAB · 4 lines Quebec and MontrealABAB · 4 lines VictoriaABAB · 4 lines Cape TownABAB · 4 lines MelbourneABAB · 4 lines SydneyABAB · 4 lines BrisbaneABAB · 4 lines HobartABAB · 4 lines AucklandABAB · 4 lines England's Answeriambic heptameter · AABB · 30 lines The First Chanteydactylic tetrameter · AABB · 32 lines The Last Chantey65 lines The Merchantmeniambic tetrameter · 96 lines M'Andrew's Hymniambic heptameter · AABB · 192 lines The Miraclesiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 36 lines The Native-Borniambic tetrameter · 108 lines The Kingiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 48 lines The Rhyme of the Three Sealersiambic heptameter · AABB · 177 lines The Derelictiambic trimeter · AABCCB · 55 lines The Answeriambic pentameter · AABB · 21 lines The Song of the Banjoiambic hexameter · 90 lines The Liner She's a Ladyiambic heptameter · AABB · 28 lines Mulholland's Contractiambic octameter · AABB · 42 lines Anchor Song40 lines The Lost Legionanapaestic trimeter · 66 lines The Sea-Wifecommon measure · 48 lines Hymn Before Actioniambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 48 lines To the True Romanceiambic tetrameter · 92 lines The Flowerstrochaic trimeter · 68 lines The Last Rhyme of True Thomasiambic tetrameter · 160 lines In the Neolithic Ageiambic heptameter · 39 lines The Story of Ungiambic heptameter · AABB · 52 lines The Three-Deckeriambic heptameter · AABB · 48 lines An Americaniambic tetrameter · ABAB · 56 lines The “Mary Gloster”iambic heptameter · AABB · 185 lines Sestina of the Tramp-Royaliambic pentameter · unrhymed · 38 lines Barrack-Room Balladsiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 lines “Back to the Army Again”65 lines “Birds of Prey” Marchtrochaic hexameter · 39 lines “Soldier an' Sailor Too”iambic heptameter · 56 lines Sappersanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 62 lines That Dayiambic heptameter · ABAB · 36 lines A Song of Instruction45 lines Cholera Campiambic heptameter · AABB · 51 lines The Ladiestrochaic tetrameter · 64 lines Bill 'Awkinstrochaic tetrameter · 24 lines The Mother-Lodgetrochaic tetrameter · 64 lines “Follow Me 'Ome”trochaic tetrameter · 36 lines The Sergeant's Weddin'trochaic trimeter · 55 lines The Jacket44 lines The 'Eathenalexandrines · AABB · 76 lines The Shut-Eye Sentry68 lines “Mary, Pity Women!”trochaic trimeter · AABB · 44 lines For to Admireiambic tetrameter · 56 lines L'EnvoiAABB · 12 lines

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Public domain. Text from Verses 1889-1896, Project Gutenberg ebook #323. Free to read, print, copy and reuse.

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