Poems
Measured across the book
Across its 1,517 lines, 92% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 91% to 92%). Alliteration runs at 1.03 times what shuffling the words would give (0.27 observed against 0.27 expected). 29% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
In the Rangitaki Valleyiambic tetrameter · 22 linesSpring Wind in Londoniambic tetrameter · ABABAB · 42 linesButterfly Laughter11 linesThe Candle30 linesLittle Brother’s Secretiambic tetrameter · 12 linesLittle Brother’s Story19 linesThe Man with the Wooden Leg13 linesWhen I Was a Bird21 linesThe Arabian ShawlABAB · 16 linesSleeping TogetherAABB · 20 linesThe Quarreliambic tetrameter · 20 linesLonelinessiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Meeting22 linesThe Gulfiambic hexameter · 8 linesThe Storm21 linesAcross the Red Skytrochaic hexameter · 11 linesVery Early Springiambic hexameter · 13 linesThe Awakening River15 linesThe Sea-Childiambic pentameter · ABAB · 18 linesThe Earth-Child in the Grass24 linesTo God the Father24 linesThe Opal Dream Caveiambic pentameter · 13 linesSea15 linesJangling Memorytrochaic hexameter · 15 linesThere Was a Child Once27 linesThe Secretiambic tetrameter · 9 linesSea Songiambic trimeter · 48 linesCountrywomentrochaic dimeter · 20 linesStarsanapaestic dimeter · 22 linesDeaf House Agent17 linesVilla Paulinetrochaic trimeter · 22 linesCamomile Teaiambic tetrameter · 20 linesWavesiambic trimeter · 64 linesThe Town Between the Hillsiambic trimeter · 63 linesVoices of the Airiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesSanaryiambic pentameter · 16 linesTo L. H. B. (1894–1915)iambic pentameter · ABBAABABACCDEED · 15 linesNight-Scented Stock40 linesNow I Am a Plant, a Weed....28 linesThere Is a Solemn Wind To-Nightcommon measure · 12 linesOut in the Garden9 linesFairy Taleiambic pentameter · ABAABACDADC · 11 linesCovering Wingsiambic tetrameter · 36 linesFirelight8 linesSorrowing Love27 linesA Little Girl’s Prayeriambic tetrameter · 20 linesThe Wounded Bird32 linesA Fairy Taleanapaestic trimeter · 56 linesOppositescommon measure · 40 linesSong of Karen, the Dancing Childiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 20 linesA Joyful Song of Fivecommon measure · 20 linesThe Candle Fairycommon measure · 28 linesSong by the Window Before BedABCCAB · 18 linesA Little Boy’s Dreamtrochaic tetrameter · AABBCCAA · 28 linesWinter Songtrochaic tetrameter · AABBAA · 18 linesOn a Young Lady’s Sixth Anniversarytrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesSong of the Little White Girldactylic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesA Few Rules for Beginnerstrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesA Day in Bedcommon measure · ABAB · 24 linesThe Lonesome Childcommon measure · 20 linesA Fine Daytrochaic tetrameter · 24 linesEvening Song of the Thoughtful Childtrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 36 linesA New Hymntrochaic tetrameter · 8 linesAutumn Songtrochaic tetrameter · AABBCC · 18 linesThe Black Monkeyiambic tetrameter · AABBCC · 30 linesThe Pillar Boxiambic tetrameter · 24 linesThe Quarrelanapaestic trimeter · ABAB · 12 linesGrown-Up Talktrochaic tetrameter · 16 linesThe Familytrochaic tetrameter · 20 lines
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