Poems
The London selection from Millay's first three books: "First Fig", "Renascence", "Recuerdo".
Measured across the book
Across its 2,049 lines, 95% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 95% to 96%). Alliteration runs at 1.31 times what shuffling the words would give (0.33 observed against 0.26 expected). 25% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Renascenceiambic tetrameter · AABB · 214 linesGod’s Worldiambic pentameter · ABBCCAA · 14 linesAfternoon on a Hilliambic dimeter · 12 linesJourneyiambic pentameter · 33 linesSorrowtrochaic tetrameter · ABAAAB · 12 linesTaverncommon measure · 16 linesAshes of Lifetrochaic heptameter · ABAB · 12 linesThe Little Ghostcommon measure · ABAB · 28 linesKin to Sorrowiambic trimeter · 16 linesThree Songs of Shatteringtrochaic trimeter · ABAB · 28 linesThe Shroudtrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesThe Dreamiambic tetrameter · 16 linesIndifferenceiambic hexameter · ABABCDCD · 8 linesWitch-Wifeiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesBlightiambic trimeter · 30 linesWhen the Year Grows Oldshort measure · 28 linesSonnetiambic pentameter · 294 linesBluebeardiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 linesFirst FigABAB · 4 linesRecuerdoAABBCC · 18 linesThursdayiambic tetrameter · 8 linesTo the Not Impossible Himiambic tetrameter · 12 linesThe Singing-Woman from the Wood’s Edgeiambic hexameter · AABB · 36 linesHumoresquecommon measure · 48 linesThe Unexploreriambic tetrameter · AABB · 6 linesGrown-UpAABB · 4 linesThe Penitentiambic tetrameter · 24 linesDaphnetrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 9 linesPortrait by a Neighbourshort measure · 20 linesThe Merry Maidcommon measure · ABAB · 14 linesTo S. Miambic tetrameter · 9 linesThe Philosophercommon measure · 16 linesSpring18 linesCity Treesiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesThe Blue-Flag in the Bogtrochaic tetrameter · 172 linesEel-Grassiambic tetrameter · 28 linesThe Bean-Stalkiambic tetrameter · 49 linesWeedsiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesPasser Mortuus Esttrochaic tetrameter · 12 linesPastoraltrochaic trimeter · 19 linesAssault I4 linesAssault II5 linesTraveliambic pentameter · ABAB · 12 linesLow-Tideiambic tetrameter · 12 linesSong of a Second Apriltrochaic trimeter · ABABCDDC · 138 linesAlmsiambic tetrameter · 28 linesInlandtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 44 linesWraithtrochaic tetrameter · 26 linesEbbiambic trimeter · 7 linesElaineiambic tetrameter · 20 linesBurialiambic pentameter · ABAB · 8 linesMariposatrochaic tetrameter · 29 linesLamenttrochaic trimeter · 22 linesExilediambic tetrameter · 36 linesThe Death of Autumniambic pentameter · 11 linesOde to Silence199 linesMemorial to D. CABAB · 4 linesEpitaphtrochaic tetrameter · 6 linesPrayer to Persephonetrochaic trimeter · 23 linesElegytrochaic tetrameter · 38 linesDirgetrochaic tetrameter · 12 linesWild SwansAABB · 8 lines
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