Lyrics of Earth
Archibald Lampman, the finest of the Canadian Confederation poets.
Measured across the book
Across its 1,305 lines, 94% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 94% to 95%). Alliteration runs at 1.16 times what shuffling the words would give (0.30 observed against 0.26 expected). 13% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
To My Mothertrochaic tetrameter · 8 linesThe Sweetness of Lifeiambic tetrameter · 40 linesGod-Speed to the Snowtrochaic tetrameter · ABABCDCDEEFGFGHIHIGGJJG · 23 linesApril in the Hillsiambic tetrameter · AAABCCCB · 40 linesForest Moodsanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesThe Return of the Yeariambic tetrameter · ABAB · 32 linesFavorites of Paniambic pentameter · ABAB · 72 linesThe Meadowiambic pentameter · ABABCDDC · 80 linesIn Mayiambic tetrameter · ABBA · 36 linesLife and Naturecommon measure · 28 linesWith the Nightiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 linesJuneiambic pentameter · 81 linesDistancetrochaic tetrameter · 8 linesThe Bird and the Houriambic trimeter · 16 linesAfter Rainiambic tetrameter · ABBABCC · 42 linesCloud-Breakanapaestic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 24 linesThe Moon-Pathiambic tetrameter · 40 linesComfort of the Fieldsiambic pentameter · 64 linesAt the Ferryiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 88 linesSeptemberiambic pentameter · ABABCDDC · 72 linesA Re-Assurancetrochaic tetrameter · 8 linesThe Poet's Possessioniambic pentameter · 8 linesAn Autumn Landscapeiambic tetrameter · ABCCBA · 36 linesIn Novemberiambic tetrameter · AABB · 54 linesBy an Autumn StreamABBCCA · 36 linesSnowbirdsiambic tetrameter · ABCBAC · 18 linesSnowiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 36 linesSunsettrochaic tetrameter · 32 linesWinter-Storetrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 236 linesThe Sun Cupanapaestic trimeter · 23 lines
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