Poems: New and Old
Henry Newbolt: Drake's Drum, Vitaï Lampada, and the sea songs of the Edwardian empire.
Measured across the book
Across its 3,779 lines, 93% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 92% to 93%). Alliteration runs at 1.28 times what shuffling the words would give (0.38 observed against 0.29 expected). 16% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Pageiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 4 linesSailing at Dawntrochaic hexameter · ABAB · 24 linesThe Song of the Sou' Westeriambic tetrameter · 42 linesThe Middle Watchiambic tetrameter · 28 linesThe Little Admiraliambic pentameter · 32 linesThe Song of the Guns at Seaiambic tetrameter · ABBACCDDEE · 30 linesFarewelliambic pentameter · ABABCDCEDE · 62 linesThe Hundredth Yeariambic tetrameter · 32 linesDrake's Drumtrochaic pentameter · 24 linesThe Fighting Témérairetrochaic tetrameter · ABABAAAB · 48 linesAdmirals Alliambic tetrameter · 56 linesSan Stefano (A Ballad of the Bold Menelaus)iambic heptameter · ABABCDCD · 48 linesHawkeiambic hexameter · ABABCCCB · 24 linesThe Bright Medusaiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 30 linesThe Old Suberbiambic pentameter · ABAB · 36 linesThe Quarter-Gunner's Yarnanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 60 linesNorthumberlandiambic tetrameter · 32 linesFor a Trafalgar CenotaphAABB · 4 linesCraven (Mobile Bay, 1864)iambic hexameter · ABAB · 36 linesMessmatesiambic pentameter · 24 linesThe Death of Admiral Blake (August 7Th, 1657)iambic tetrameter · 47 linesVae Victisiambic pentameter · ABABBCBCC · 65 linesMinora Sidera (The Dictionary of National Biography)iambic pentameter · ABAB · 24 linesLaudabunt Alii (After Horace)iambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 30 linesAdmiral Deathiambic tetrameter · ABABCCCB · 32 linesHomeward Boundiambic pentameter · ABBCAC · 12 linesGillespieiambic tetrameter · 56 linesSeringapatamiambic tetrameter · 72 linesA Ballad of John Nicholsoncommon measure · 80 linesThe Guides at Cabuliambic hexameter · ABABBCC · 42 linesThe Gay Gordons (Dargai, October 20Th, 1897)trochaic tetrameter · 24 linesHe Fell Among Thievesiambic hexameter · 49 linesIonicusiambic tetrameter · 26 linesThe Non-Combatantiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 17 linesMukden, March 6Th, 1905iambic pentameter · ABABCDCD · 16 linesClifton Chapeliambic tetrameter · 32 linesVitaï Lampadaiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 24 linesThe Vigiltrochaic tetrameter · ABABCCDD · 40 linesThe Sailing of the Long-Ships (October, 1899)alexandrines · AABB · 24 linesWaggon Hilltrochaic tetrameter · 24 linesThe Volunteercommon measure · ABAB · 12 linesThe Only Soniambic trimeter · ABAB · 16 linesThe Grenadier's Good-Byetrochaic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 18 linesThe Schoolfellowiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesOn Spion KopAABB · 4 linesThe School at Wariambic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 linesBy the Hearth-Stoneiambic dimeter · AABCCB · 12 linesPeaceABAB · 4 linesApril on Waggon Hilliambic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 32 linesCommemorationiambic hexameter · 37 linesOf a Ballad Sung by H. Plunket Greene to His Old Schooliambic tetrameter · 28 linesThe Best School of Alliambic tetrameter · 48 linesEnglandcommon measure · ABAB · 12 linesVictoria Regina (June 21St, 1897)iambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesThe King of England (June 24Th, 1902)iambic pentameter · ABABCDECDE · 40 linesThe Nileiambic trimeter · AABCCBDEDEE · 55 linesSráhmandázitrochaic pentameter · 60 linesOutward Boundiambic pentameter · 12 linesHope the Hornbloweriambic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesO Pulchritudoiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 12 linesThe Final Mysteryiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 30 linesIL Santoiambic trimeter · AABBCDDC · 32 linesIn Julyiambic tetrameter · 18 linesFrom Generation to Generationiambic hexameter · ABABAB · 6 linesWhen I Rememberiambic pentameter · ABBA · 14 linesMors Januaiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 4 linesRondeltrochaic tetrameter · 21 linesBaladeiambic pentameter · AABBCC · 18 linesThe Last Wordiambic tetrameter · AABB · 48 linesThe Viking's Songiambic trimeter · ABABAB · 12 linesThe Sufi in the Cityiambic pentameter · AABB · 20 linesTo Edward Fitzgerald (March 31St, 1909)iambic trimeter · 43 linesYattendoniambic tetrameter · 16 linesDevoniambic pentameter · 14 linesAmong the Tombsiambic tetrameter · ABABABB · 14 linesGold (After Giovanni Pascoli)iambic pentameter · ABABCC · 6 linesA Soweriambic dimeter · ABAB · 16 linesThe MossroseAABB · 20 linesAve, Sororcommon measure · ABAB · 16 linesTo a River in the Southiambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesOn the Death of a Noble Ladytrochaic tetrameter · 14 linesMidwayiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 linesAd Matrem Dolorosamiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 18 linesVrais Amants (Fourteenth Century)iambic pentameter · ABAB · 8 linesThe Sangrealiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 6 linesSir Hugh the Palmer Iiambic tetrameter · ABABAB · 30 linesSir Hugh the Palmer IIiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 40 linesThe Presentationiambic pentameter · ABABCCB · 21 linesThe Inheritanceiambic pentameter · 30 linesAmore Altieroiambic trimeter · 30 linesThe Pedlar's Songiambic tetrameter · 21 linesBenedick's Songtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 18 linesLove and Griefiambic pentameter · ABAB · 12 linesEgeria's Silenceiambic pentameter · ABAB · 12 linesAgainst Obliviontrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesFond Counseliambic pentameter · ABABCCBA · 8 linesYouthiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 12 linesThe Wandereriambic pentameter · ABAB · 8 linesThe Adventurerstrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 32 linesTo Clare (With a Volume of Stories from Froissart)iambic tetrameter · AABB · 19 linesSongiambic tetrameter · AABB · 22 linesThe Poetiambic pentameter · AABB · 12 linesThe LadyAABB · 4 linesThe PoetAABB · 4 linesThe LadyAABB · 4 linesThe PoetAABB · 4 linesThe LadyAABB · 4 linesThe PoetAABB · 4 linesThe LadyAABB · 4 linesThe PoetAABB · 4 linesThe LadyAABB · 4 linesThe PoetAABB · 4 linesThe LadyAABB · 4 linesThe PoetAABB · 4 linesThe LadyAABB · 4 linesThe PoetAABB · 4 linesThe LadyAABB · 4 linesThe PoetAABB · 4 linesThe LadyAABB · 4 linesThe PoetAABB · 4 linesThe LadyAABB · 4 linesThe PoetAABB · 4 linesThe LadyAABB · 4 linesThe Fauntrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 70 linesFidele's Grassy Tombiambic pentameter · AABB · 68 linesMoonsetABBA · 25 linesA Song of Exmooriambic tetrameter · 48 linesMaster and Maniambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 40 linesGavotte (Old French)trochaic pentameter · AABAB · 20 linesImogien (A Lady of Tender Age)trochaic tetrameter · 24 linesNel Mezzo Del Cammintrochaic tetrameter · ABABACCB · 8 linesThe Invasioniambic tetrameter · 30 linesRilloby-Rilliambic tetrameter · 36 linesPereunt Et Imputantur (After Martial)trochaic tetrameter · ABABCC · 24 linesFelix Antonius (After Martial)iambic tetrameter · ABBA · 16 linesIreland, Irelandtrochaic tetrameter · 12 linesIn the Time of War and Tumultscommon measure · ABAB · 28 linesThe Organiambic tetrameter · 40 linesTo Colonel Francis Edward Younghusbandiambic pentameter · AABB · 94 linesAn Essay on Criticismiambic pentameter · AABB · 234 lines
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