Laurel · John Masefield

The Story of a Round-House, and Other Poems

John Masefield (1878–1967) · 1912

Mostly iambic pentameter · 3,313 lines in 59 sections

Masefield's narrative poems with the ballads reprinted after them: "Cargoes", "The West Wind".

Measured across the book

Across its 3,313 lines, 94% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 93% to 94%). Alliteration runs at 1.08 times what shuffling the words would give (0.43 observed against 0.39 expected). 18% of the lines have a feminine ending.

Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.

Contents

Biographytrochaic dimeter · 48 lines Dauber Iiambic pentameter · ABABBCC · 238 lines Dauber IIiambic pentameter · ABABBCC · 189 lines Dauber IIIiambic pentameter · ABABBCC · 329 lines Dauber IViambic pentameter · ABABBCC · 105 lines Dauber Viambic pentameter · ABABBCC · 154 lines Dauber VIiambic pentameter · ABABBCC · 497 lines Dauber VIIiambic pentameter · ABABBCC · 321 lines Biographyiambic pentameter · AABB · 275 lines Shipsiambic pentameter · AABB · 100 lines Truthiambic trimeter · 24 lines From the Spanish of Don Gustavo A. Becqueriambic trimeter · 117 lines From the Spanish of Don Francisco De Quevedoiambic pentameter · 14 lines From the Portuguese of Antonio De Ferreiroiambic pentameter · 14 lines Songiambic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 24 lines The Ballad of Sir Borsiambic heptameter · AABB · 20 lines Spanish Waterstrochaic octameter · AABB · 40 lines Cargoesiambic pentameter · 15 lines Captain Stratton's Fancyiambic heptameter · AABB · 28 lines An Old Song Re-Sungiambic hexameter · ABABB · 15 lines St. Mary's Bellsiambic tetrameter · 24 lines London Towniambic heptameter · AABB · 24 lines The Emigrantiambic pentameter · AABB · 12 lines Port of Holy Petertrochaic tetrameter · 37 lines Beautyiambic pentameter · 9 lines The Seekersiambic pentameter · AABB · 18 lines Prayertrochaic heptameter · ABAB · 12 lines Dawniambic tetrameter · ABAAB · 15 lines Laugh and Be Merryiambic pentameter · AABB · 16 lines June Twilightiambic dimeter · ABAB · 20 lines Roadwaysiambic trimeter · 24 lines Midsummer Nightiambic pentameter · ABBA · 24 lines The Harper's Songiambic tetrameter · ABBAA · 31 lines The Gentle Ladyiambic tetrameter · ABABB · 15 lines The Dead Knightiambic tetrameter · 27 lines Sorrow of Mydathiambic pentameter · 12 lines Twilightiambic pentameter · AABB · 8 lines Invocationiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 6 lines Posted as Missingalexandrines · AABB · 16 lines A Creediambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 42 lines When Bony Deathiambic pentameter · ABAB · 14 lines The West Windiambic hexameter · AABB · 24 lines Her Heartiambic pentameter · ABAB · 14 lines Being Her Friendiambic pentameter · ABAB · 12 lines Fragmentsiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 68 lines Born for Nought Elseiambic pentameter · ABAB · 14 lines Tewkesbury Roadiambic pentameter · 14 lines The Death Roomsiambic pentameter · ABAB · 14 lines Ignoranceiambic pentameter · ABAB · 14 lines Sea Feveriambic pentameter · AABB · 13 lines The Watch in the Woodiambic pentameter · ABAB · 28 lines C. L. Miambic tetrameter · AABBCC · 30 lines Wasteiambic pentameter · ABAB · 14 lines Third Matetrochaic hexameter · AABB · 20 lines The Wild Duckiambic trimeter · 17 lines Christmas, 1903iambic pentameter · AABB · 19 lines The Wordiambic pentameter · ABAB · 14 lines The Everlasting Mercy, and the Widow in Bye Streetiambic pentameter · 5 lines Womenkindiambic pentameter · 6 lines

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Public domain. Text from The Story of a Round-House, and Other Poems, Project Gutenberg ebook #40717. Free to read, print, copy and reuse.

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