Poems, Volume I
Emma Lazarus: "The New Colossus", "In the Jewish Synagogue at Newport".
Measured across the book
Across its 6,837 lines, 94% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 94% to 95%). Alliteration runs at 1.02 times what shuffling the words would give (0.30 observed against 0.30 expected). 20% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
The Spagnoletto: A Play in Five Acts43 linesThe Banner of the Jewiambic pentameter · 107 linesYouthiambic pentameter · ABABBCC · 21 linesRegretiambic pentameter · ABABBA · 24 linesLongingiambic pentameter · 14 linesStormiambic pentameter · ABABBCC · 21 linesSurpriseiambic pentameter · 18 linesGriefiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 18 linesAcceptanceiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 18 linesLonelinessiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 18 linesSympathyiambic pentameter · ABABBCC · 21 linesPatienceiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 18 linesHopeiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 18 linesCompensationiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 18 linesFaithiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 18 linesWorkiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 18 linesVictoryiambic pentameter · 18 linesPeaceiambic pentameter · ABABBCC · 21 linesHow Long?iambic pentameter · ABBAB · 40 linesHeroesiambic pentameter · 78 linesAdmetusiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 570 linesTannhauseriambic pentameter · unrhymed · 1223 linesLinksiambic pentameter · AABCCB · 6 linesMatinsiambic trimeter · 72 linesSaint Romualdoiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 289 linesAfternooniambic pentameter · 36 linesEveningiambic pentameter · 30 linesAspirationiambic pentameter · 30 linesWherefore?iambic pentameter · 27 linesFanciesiambic pentameter · 27 linesIn the Nightiambic pentameter · 15 linesFaerieiambic pentameter · 21 linesConfused Dreamsiambic pentameter · 24 linesThe End of the Songiambic pentameter · 15 linesOn the Proposal to Erect a Monument in England to Lord Byroniambic pentameter · 71 linesArabesquetrochaic tetrameter · ABBCCBDDA · 71 linesAgamemnon's Tombiambic pentameter · 50 linesSic Semper Liberatoribus!iambic pentameter · ABABBCC · 42 linesDon Rafaeliambic pentameter · ABBA · 80 linesOff Rough Pointcommon measure · ABAB · 20 linesMater AmabilisAABCCB · 54 linesFogiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 96 linesThe Elixiriambic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 linesVenustrochaic tetrameter · 16 linesSpring Longingtrochaic tetrameter · AABCCB · 84 linesThe Southiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 60 linesSpring Star Iiambic trimeter · AAABCCCB · 40 linesSpring Star IIiambic pentameter · AABB · 21 linesA June Nighttrochaic tetrameter · ABCABC · 35 linesMagnetismiambic tetrameter · 44 linesAugust Moontrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 142 linesSunriseiambic tetrameter · AABB · 117 linesA Masque of VeniceABACBBC · 70 linesAutumn Sadnesstrochaic tetrameter · AABCCB · 36 linesEchoesiambic pentameter · ABBAABBACDCDEE · 14 linesSuccessiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe New Colossusiambic pentameter · 14 linesVenus of the Louvreiambic pentameter · 14 linesChopiniambic pentameter · 56 linesPreludeiambic pentameter · 82 linesEpilogueiambic pentameter · ABBACDDCEFEFGG · 14 linesLong Island Soundiambic pentameter · 14 linesDestinyiambic pentameter · 28 linesFrom One Augur to Anotheriambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Cranes of Ibycusiambic pentameter · ABBACDDCEFEFGG · 14 linesAn Apologueiambic pentameter · 14 linesSt. Michael's Chapeliambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesLife and Artiambic pentameter · ABBABCCBDEDEFF · 14 linesSympathyiambic pentameter · 14 linesYouth and Deathiambic pentameter · ABABCCDEDE · 10 linesAge and Deathiambic pentameter · ABABCCDEED · 10 linesCity Visions Iiambic pentameter · ABBABAABCDECDE · 14 linesCity Visions IIiambic pentameter · ABBABAABCDECDE · 14 linesInfluenceiambic pentameter · 14 linesRestlessnessiambic pentameter · 16 lines
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