The Man with the Hoe, and Other Poems
Markham's 1899 book, built on the poem that made him famous: "The Man with the Hoe".
Measured across the book
Across its 1,336 lines, 94% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 93% to 94%). Alliteration runs at 1.34 times what shuffling the words would give (0.43 observed against 0.32 expected). 14% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
The Man with the Hoeiambic pentameter · 70 linesBrotherhoodiambic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 16 linesSong of the Followers of Paniambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesLittle Brothers of the Groundtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 26 linesWail of the Wandering Deadiambic pentameter · ABAB · 40 linesA Prayertrochaic tetrameter · 22 linesThe Poetiambic tetrameter · AABBCCDDEE · 22 linesThe Whirlwind Roadiambic pentameter · 18 linesThe Desire of Nationsiambic pentameter · AABB · 100 linesThe Elf Childiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Goblin Laughiambic pentameter · 14 linesPoetryiambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 linesA Meetingiambic pentameter · 14 linesInfinite Depthsiambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 linesA Leaf from the Devil’s Jest-Bookiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Paymasteriambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 linesThe Last Furrowiambic pentameter · 14 linesIn the Stormiambic pentameter · 4 linesAfter Reading Shakspereiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Hidden Valleyiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Poetsiambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 linesLove’s Vigiliambic pentameter · 14 linesTwo at a Firesideiambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 linesThe Butterflyiambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesTo William Watsoniambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 linesKeats A-Dyingiambic pentameter · 14 linesManiambic pentameter · 4 linesThe Cricketiambic pentameter · 14 linesIn High Sierrasiambic pentameter · 4 linesThe Wharf of Dreamsiambic pentameter · 14 linesTo Louise Micheliambic pentameter · 14 linesShepherd Boy and Nereidiambic pentameter · 14 linesA Song at the Startanapaestic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesMy Comradeiambic pentameter · ABAB · 8 linesA Lyric of the Dawniambic pentameter · AABB · 153 linesJoy of the Morningiambic pentameter · 12 linesYouth and Timeiambic pentameter · AABBCCDDEE · 32 linesA Satyr Songanapaestic trimeter · 16 linesA Cry in the Nighttrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesFaysiambic pentameter · AABB · 8 linesIn Death Valleyiambic pentameter · 13 linesAt Dawniambic pentameter · 14 linesIn Poppy Fieldstrochaic tetrameter · 8 linesThe Joy of the Hillsiambic pentameter · AABB · 26 linesThe Invisible Brideshort measure · ABAB · 24 linesThe Valleyiambic pentameter · AABCBC · 6 linesThe Climb of Lifetrochaic tetrameter · ABAAB · 25 linesThe Tragedyanapaestic trimeter · 8 linesDivine Visiontrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesMidsummer Nooniambic pentameter · AABB · 6 linesOne Life, One Lawiambic tetrameter · AABB · 18 linesGriefsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesAn Old Roadiambic pentameter · AABB · 12 linesThe New-Comersanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesMusiciambic tetrameter · 10 linesFay Songanapaestic trimeter · AABB · 10 linesThe Old Earthiambic pentameter · AABB · 6 linesDivine Adventureiambic pentameter · 18 linesSong Made Fleshiambic pentameter · ABAB · 12 linesTo High-born Poetsiambic pentameter · 27 linesThe Toilersiambic pentameter · 16 linesOn the Gulf of Nightiambic pentameter · 18 linesA Harvest Songiambic heptameter · 12 linesTwo Tavernstrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 39 linesSong to the Divine Motheriambic pentameter · ABAB · 68 linesThe Flying Mistiambic pentameter · AABB · 28 linesFrom the Hand of a Childiambic pentameter · 25 linesAt the Meeting of Seven Valleysiambic pentameter · 15 linesThe Rock-Breakeriambic pentameter · 9 linesThese Songs Will Perishiambic pentameter · 16 lines
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