A London Plane-Tree, and Other Verse
The book Amy Levy corrected a week before her death at twenty-seven: "A London Plane-Tree", "London in July", "In the Mile End Road", "To Vernon Lee".
Measured across the book
Across its 914 lines, 94% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 93% to 95%). Alliteration runs at 1.27 times what shuffling the words would give (0.36 observed against 0.29 expected). 19% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
To Clementina Blackiambic pentameter · ABBA · 14 linesA London Plane-Treecommon measure · ABAB · 16 linesLondon in Julycommon measure · ABAB · 16 linesA March Day in Londoniambic tetrameter · AABB · 27 linesBallade of an Omnibusiambic tetrameter · ABABBCBC · 28 linesBallade of a Special Editioniambic tetrameter · ABABBCBC · 28 linesStraw in the Streetdactylic trimeter · ABAB · 11 linesBetween the Showersiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 11 linesOut of Towntrochaic pentameter · ABAB · 11 linesThe Piano-Organcommon measure · 16 linesLondon Poets (In Memoriam.)iambic pentameter · 14 linesTo E. M. Siambic pentameter · ABAB · 28 linesNew Love, New Life Iiambic trimeter · ABAB · 8 linesNew Love, New Life IIiambic trimeter · ABAB · 8 linesImpotensanapaestic trimeter · ABAB · 8 linesYouth and Loveiambic trimeter · 6 linesThe Dreamtrochaic tetrameter · 25 linesOn the Thresholdiambic pentameter · ABABCCDDCEE · 11 linesThe Birch-Tree at Loschwitzcommon measure · 16 linesIn the Nightiambic pentameter · ABAB · 12 linesBorderlandiambic tetrameter · 14 linesAt Dawniambic tetrameter · 8 linesLast Wordsiambic trimeter · AABB · 25 linesJunecommon measure · 12 linesA Reminiscenceiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 34 linesIn the Mile End Roadcommon measure · 8 linesContradictionsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 10 linesTwilightcommon measure · 12 linesIn Septemberiambic pentameter · 8 linesThe Old Houseiambic pentameter · ABAB · 16 linesLohengriniambic pentameter · 14 linesAlma Materiambic tetrameter · 25 linesIn the Black Forestcommon measure · 20 linesCaptivityanapaestic trimeter · 40 linesThe Two Terrorsiambic tetrameter · 14 linesThe Promise of Sleepiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesThe Last Judgmentiambic tetrameter · AABB · 26 linesWith Apologies to Mr. Swinburneanapaestic pentameter · 30 linesThe Lost Friendiambic pentameter · 18 linesCambridge in the Longcommon measure · ABAB · 32 linesTo Vernon Leeiambic pentameter · ABBA · 14 linesThe Old Poetiambic pentameter · ABAB · 24 linesOn the Wye in Mayiambic pentameter · ABAB · 22 linesTo J. De Pcommon measure · ABAB · 8 linesTo B. Tiambic tetrameter · AABB · 22 linesA Wall Floweriambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesA Waltz Songshort measure · 16 linesAt a Dinner Partycommon measure · ABAB · 8 linesPhilosophyiambic tetrameter · AABB · 30 linesA Game of Lawn Tennisanapaestic trimeter · 20 linesTo Eiambic tetrameter · 40 lines
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