Poems

Theodore Watts-dunton (1836–1914) · 1836–1914

· 60 lines in 1 section

Theodore Watts-dunton as Quiller-Couch chose them for the Oxford Book of English Verse in 1900: 1 poem.

Measured across the book

Across its 60 lines, 95% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 91% to 98%). Alliteration runs at 1.50 times what shuffling the words would give (0.40 observed against 0.27 expected). 13% of the lines have a feminine ending.

Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.

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About this text

Public domain. Text from The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900, Project Gutenberg ebook #66619. Free to read, print, copy and reuse.

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