In Flanders Fields, and Other Poems
John McCrae's war poems, with an essay by Sir Andrew Macphail.
Measured across the book
Across its 514 lines, 95% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 94% to 96%). Alliteration runs at 0.98 times what shuffling the words would give (0.37 observed against 0.38 expected). 7% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
In Flanders Fieldsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 30 linesThe Anxious Deadiambic pentameter · ABAB · 16 linesThe Warrioriambic pentameter · 14 linesIsandlwanaiambic tetrameter · ABABCCCB · 32 linesThe Unconquered Deadiambic pentameter · ABAB · 28 linesThe Captainiambic pentameter · ABAAB · 28 linesThe Song of the Derelictanapaestic tetrameter · ABABCCCB · 24 linesQuebeciambic pentameter · 8 linesThen and Nowiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 linesUnsolvediambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 linesThe Hope of My Heartiambic pentameter · ABAB · 12 linesPenanceiambic pentameter · ABAB · 20 linesSlumber Songs Iiambic pentameter · 9 linesSlumber Songs IIiambic pentameter · 9 linesThe Oldest Dramaiambic pentameter · 13 linesRecompenseiambic pentameter · 14 linesMine Hostiambic pentameter · 14 linesEqualityiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 linesAnarchyiambic pentameter · ABAB · 12 linesDisarmamentiambic pentameter · ABAB · 8 linesThe Dead MasterAABB · 4 linesThe Harvest of the Seaiambic pentameter · ABAB · 8 linesThe Dying of Pere Pierreiambic pentameter · 17 linesEventideiambic pentameter · ABAB · 36 linesA Song of Comfortiambic pentameter · AABBCC · 21 linesThe Pilgrimsiambic pentameter · 18 linesThe Shadow of the Crossiambic pentameter · AABB · 24 linesThe Night Comethiambic tetrameter · AABB · 15 linesIn Due Seasoniambic pentameter · ABAB · 8 linesIn Flanders Fieldsiambic tetrameter · 14 linesDead in His Primeunrhymed · 16 lines
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