Legends and Lyrics: Second Series
Adelaide Anne Procter's second series: "A Lost Chord", "A Legend of Provence", "Envy", "A Woman's Answer".
Measured across the book
Across its 3,579 lines, 94% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 94% to 95%). Alliteration runs at 0.94 times what shuffling the words would give (0.27 observed against 0.29 expected). 32% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
A Legend of Provenceiambic pentameter · AABB · 336 linesEnvyiambic trimeter · 24 linesOver the Mountainiambic trimeter · 48 linesBeyondiambic octameter · AABB · 29 linesA Warningtrochaic trimeter · 44 linesMaximusiambic tetrameter · 32 linesOptimusiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 52 linesA Lost Chordiambic tetrameter · 28 linesToo Latetrochaic trimeter · 60 linesThe Requitaliambic trimeter · 60 linesReturned—"Missing" (Five Years After)iambic trimeter · 48 linesIn the Woodiambic tetrameter · 24 linesTwo Worldsiambic tetrameter · 66 linesA New Mothertrochaic pentameter · 255 linesGive Placetrochaic trimeter · 24 linesMy Willtrochaic tetrameter · 64 linesKing and Slaveiambic trimeter · 24 linesA Chantshort measure · 60 linesDream-Lifetrochaic tetrameter · 28 linesRestiambic tetrameter · 56 linesThe Tyrant and the Captivetrochaic tetrameter · 56 linesThe Carver's Lessontrochaic pentameter · 40 linesThree Rosesiambic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 24 linesMy Picture Galleryiambic pentameter · ABAB · 60 linesSent to Heavencommon measure · 52 linesNever Againiambic pentameter · AABB · 30 linesListening Angelstrochaic tetrameter · 44 linesGolden Daystrochaic trimeter · 32 linesPhilip and Mildredtrochaic octameter · ABAB · 195 linesFrom "Lavater"iambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesFrom "Phantastes"iambic tetrameter · 25 linesFrom "Lost Alice"iambic trimeter · ABABA · 20 linesFromiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 28 linesLight and Shadeiambic tetrameter · AABB · 75 linesA Changelingcommon measure · 40 linesDiscouragedtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 70 linesIf Thou Couldst Knowiambic trimeter · ABABCCBB · 24 linesThe Warrior to His Dead Brideiambic trimeter · 36 linesA Lettertrochaic pentameter · ABAB · 56 linesA Comforteriambic tetrameter · 92 linesA Remembrance of Autumntrochaic pentameter · 27 linesThree Evenings in a Lifeiambic trimeter · 384 linesThe Windtrochaic tetrameter · AABBACCA · 32 linesExpectationiambic pentameter · 27 linesAn Idealiambic tetrameter · 48 linesOur Deadtrochaic pentameter · ABAB · 40 linesA Woman's Answeriambic pentameter · ABAB · 48 linesFounded on an Old French Legendiambic tetrameter · 96 linesA Contrastiambic tetrameter · 68 linesThe Bride's Dreamiambic trimeter · 60 linesThe Angel's Biddingiambic tetrameter · 57 linesSpringshort measure · 62 linesEvening Hymniambic tetrameter · 32 linesThe Inner Chamberiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 36 linesHeartstrochaic trimeter · 66 linesTwo Lovestrochaic tetrameter · 36 linesA Woman's Last Wordtrochaic dimeter · 40 linesPast and Presentiambic pentameter · ABAB · 16 linesFor the Futureiambic tetrameter · 31 lines
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