The Defence of Guenevere
William Morris's Arthurian and medieval poems.
Measured across the book
Across its 3,905 lines, 96% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 95% to 96%). Alliteration runs at 1.05 times what shuffling the words would give (0.35 observed against 0.34 expected). 15% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
The Defence of Guenevereiambic pentameter · 295 linesKing Arthur's Tombiambic pentameter · ABAB · 396 linesSir Galahad, a Christmas Mysteryiambic pentameter · ABAB · 202 linesThe Chapel in Lyonessiambic pentameter · 866 linesRapunzeliambic pentameter · ABAB · 312 linesConcerning Geffray Teste Noireiambic pentameter · ABAB · 199 linesA Good Knight in Prisoniambic tetrameter · AABB · 97 linesSir Guyiambic tetrameter · AABB · 9 linesSir Launcelotiambic tetrameter · AABB · 27 linesOld Loveiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 72 linesThe Gilliflower of Goldiambic tetrameter · 60 linesShameful Deathiambic tetrameter · ABABAB · 46 linesThe Eve of Crecyiambic pentameter · AABB · 52 linesThe Judgment of Godiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 80 linesThe Little Toweriambic tetrameter · AABB · 58 linesThe Sailing of the Swordiambic tetrameter · ABABAB · 66 linesSpell-Boundiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 84 linesThe WindAABB · 87 linesThe Damozelsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesLady Louisetrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 7 linesLady Aliceiambic tetrameter · AABB · 64 linesThe Tune of Seven Towerstrochaic pentameter · 42 linesGolden Wingsiambic tetrameter · ABBA · 240 linesThe Haystack in the Floodsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 166 linesTwo Red Roses Across the Mooniambic tetrameter · AABB · 36 linesWelland Rivercommon measure · 88 linesRiding Togetheriambic tetrameter · ABAB · 52 linesThe Reapersiambic pentameter · AABB · 6 linesFather Johniambic tetrameter · 17 linesMaiden Maryiambic tetrameter · AABB · 5 linesKnight Rolandiambic tetrameter · AABB · 7 linesOmnesiambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 linesSir Giles' War-Songiambic tetrameter · 18 linesNear Avaloncommon measure · ABAB · 16 linesPraise of My Ladyiambic tetrameter · 88 linesSummer Dawn15 linesIn Prisondactylic dimeter · 18 lines
An Angel
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Public domain. Text from The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems, Project Gutenberg ebook #22650. Free to read, print, copy and reuse.