The Complete Poetical Works
Poe's poems: "Annabel Lee", "The Bells", "Ulalume".
Measured across the book
Across its 2,643 lines, 94% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 93% to 94%). Alliteration runs at 1.32 times what shuffling the words would give (0.31 observed against 0.23 expected). 29% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
The Raventrochaic octameter · 108 linesLenoreiambic heptameter · AABB · 26 linesA Valentineiambic pentameter · 20 linesThe Coliseumiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 73 linesTo Heleniambic pentameter · 66 linesAn Enigmaiambic pentameter · 14 linesUlalumeanapaestic trimeter · 102 linesTo My Motheriambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Bellstrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 113 linesThe Conqueror Wormiambic tetrameter · 40 linesAnnabel Leeanapaestic trimeter · 41 linesThe Valley of Unrestiambic tetrameter · AABB · 27 linesIsrafeliambic tetrameter · 51 linesSilenceiambic pentameter · ABABCDDCCEFEFGG · 15 linesTo Zanteiambic pentameter · 14 linesTo F——S S. O——Diambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 8 linesBridal Balladiambic tetrameter · 31 linesThe Haunted Palaceiambic tetrameter · 48 linesEulalieiambic tetrameter · AABCCBBB · 21 linesTo Fiambic tetrameter · 14 linesTo One in Paradiseiambic tetrameter · 26 linesDream-Landtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 56 linesHymniambic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesThe Sleeperiambic tetrameter · AABB · 61 linesFor Annieanapaestic dimeter · 102 linesEldoradoiambic dimeter · 24 linesA Dream Within a Dreamiambic tetrameter · 24 linesThe City in the Seaiambic tetrameter · 107 linesAlessandra, What! Politian, of Britain, Earl of Leicester?iambic pentameter · 26 linesLalageiambic pentameter · 124 linesMonk5 linesAn Apartment in a Palace. Politian and Baldazzariambic pentameter · unrhymed · 83 linesVoiceiambic tetrameter · 52 linesThe Gardens of a Palace—Moonlight. Lalage and Politianiambic pentameter · 116 linesPoem Viambic pentameter · unrhymed · 87 linesCastiglione. and Lalageiambic pentameter · 21 linesPart Iiambic pentameter · AABB · 158 linesPart IIiambic pentameter · AABB · 264 linesSonnet—To Scienceiambic pentameter · ABABBCBCDEDEFF · 14 linesTo the Riveriambic tetrameter · 14 linesTamerlaneiambic tetrameter · 255 linesA Dreamcommon measure · ABAB · 16 linesRomanceiambic tetrameter · 21 linesFairy-Landiambic tetrameter · AABB · 69 linesSongcommon measure · ABAB · 16 linesTo M. L. Siambic pentameter · 18 linesTo Heleniambic tetrameter · 15 lines
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