Lincoln and Other Poems
Edwin Markham, whose Man with the Hoe was the most discussed poem in America in 1899.
Measured across the book
Across its 1,544 lines, 93% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 92% to 93%). Alliteration runs at 1.21 times what shuffling the words would give (0.42 observed against 0.35 expected). 16% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Lincoln, the Man of the Peopleiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 44 linesIn a Corn-fieldiambic pentameter · AABB · 6 linesThe Soweriambic pentameter · AABBCC · 42 linesAt Little Virgil’s Windowiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 linesThe Muse of Brotherhoodiambic pentameter · ABAB · 52 linesA Blossoming Boughiambic pentameter · ABAB · 12 linesKykaAABBCC · 30 linesA Mendocino Memoryiambic pentameter · AABB · 71 linesThe Witness of the Dustiambic pentameter · ABAB · 20 linesThe Wall Street Pitiambic pentameter · 32 linesTo Mr. David Lubiniambic pentameter · ABAB · 8 linesThe Mighty Hundred Years Iiambic pentameter · ABAB · 32 linesThe Mighty Hundred Years IIiambic pentameter · ABAB · 36 linesThe Mighty Hundred Years IIIiambic pentameter · ABAB · 32 linesWhich Was Dream?iambic pentameter · AABBCCDDEEFF · 24 linesOur Deathless Deadiambic pentameter · AABB · 52 linesThe Buildersanapaestic trimeter · ABAB · 16 linesThe Angelusiambic pentameter · AABBCCDDEEFFGGHH · 56 linesThe Suicideiambic pentameter · AABB · 8 linesThe Ascensioniambic pentameter · AABB · 53 linesAll-Men’s Inniambic pentameter · AABB · 6 linesThe Field Fraternityiambic tetrameter · AABB · 28 linesThe Errand Imperiousiambic pentameter · ABAB · 36 linesFor Florence Sharoniambic tetrameter · 8 linesThe Leader of the Peopleiambic pentameter · AABB · 49 linesTo Howard Pyleiambic pentameter · AABB · 20 linesThe Muse of Laboriambic pentameter · ABAB · 44 linesEven Scalesiambic pentameter · 4 linesDreyfus Iiambic pentameter · 12 linesDreyfus IIiambic pentameter · AABB · 12 linesMemory of Good Deedsiambic pentameter · AABB · 6 linesThe New Centuryiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 52 linesThe Need of the Houriambic pentameter · AABB · 22 linesThe Lizardiambic tetrameter · AABB · 32 linesThe Humming Birdiambic tetrameter · AABBCC · 14 linesThe Round-Upanapaestic tetrameter · AAABCCCB · 32 linesSong of the Fayanapaestic trimeter · 20 linesThe World-Purposeiambic pentameter · AABB · 30 linesTo Young Americaiambic pentameter · 14 linesWind of the Fallcommon measure · ABAB · 8 linesThe Free Pressiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 34 linesA Bargainiambic pentameter · AABB · 42 linesA Guard of the Sepulchreiambic pentameter · AABB · 30 linesThe Song of the Shepherdsiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 36 linesThe Prince of Whimanapaestic dimeter · AABCCB · 18 linesThe Plowmananapaestic tetrameter · 8 linesSong’s EternityAABB · 4 linesThe God of Song and Mirthiambic heptameter · AABB · 136 linesAn Adaptationiambic pentameter · AABB · 7 linesThe Story of Bacchusanapaestic tetrameter · ABABB · 30 linesLost Landsiambic pentameter · 18 linesPoet-Loreiambic tetrameter · AABB · 34 linesThe Hindered Guestiambic tetrameter · AABB · 64 linesSupplicationABAB · 4 lines
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