New Poems
Charles G. D. Roberts, the father of Canadian poetry.
Measured across the book
Across its 488 lines, 96% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 95% to 97%). Alliteration runs at 1.38 times what shuffling the words would give (0.29 observed against 0.21 expected). 17% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
To Shakespeare, in 1916iambic tetrameter · 16 lines"The Unknown City"iambic pentameter · AABB · 42 linesO Earth, Sufficing All Our Needsiambic pentameter · 20 linesMonitioncommon measure · 12 linesOn the Roadanapaestic pentameter · AABB · 24 linesHill Top Songs Iiambic trimeter · ABABCCCDEDEFFFE · 15 linesHill Top Songs IIcommon measure · 16 linesIn the Valley of Luchoncommon measure · 20 linesThe Good Earthiambic trimeter · 24 linesWayfarer of Earthiambic dimeter · 33 linesUnder the Pillars of the Skyiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesAll Night the Lone Cicadacommon measure · 16 linesEastward Boundiambic tetrameter · 12 linesWhen in the Rowan Treeiambic trimeter · 16 linesWith April Hereiambic trimeter · 12 linesFrom the High Window of Your Roomiambic tetrameter · 16 linesThe Hour of Most Desireiambic trimeter · unrhymed · 20 linesThe Floweriambic tetrameter · 12 linesWhen the Cloud Comes Down the Mountainiambic tetrameter · 8 linesThe Streamiambic trimeter · 24 linesThe Summonstrochaic tetrameter · 14 linesThe Place of His Restiambic trimeter · ABAB · 48 linesGoing Overunrhymed · 16 linesCambrai and Marneiambic tetrameter · AABB · 44 lines
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Public domain. Text from New Poems, Project Gutenberg ebook #59897. Free to read, print, copy and reuse.