The Children of the Night
Edwin Arlington Robinson's Tilbury Town: "Richard Cory".
Measured across the book
Across its 1,558 lines, 93% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 92% to 93%). Alliteration runs at 1.25 times what shuffling the words would give (0.39 observed against 0.31 expected). 34% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
The Children of the Nightiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 48 linesThree Quatrainsiambic pentameter · ABAB · 12 linesThe Worldiambic pentameter · ABAB · 12 linesAn Old Storyiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesBallade of a Shipiambic pentameter · 24 linesEnvoyiambic pentameter · 4 linesBallade by the Fireiambic tetrameter · ABABBCBC · 24 linesEnvoyiambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 linesBallade of Broken Flutesiambic tetrameter · 24 linesBallade of Dead Friendstrochaic trimeter · ABABBCBC · 24 linesEnvoyABAB · 4 linesHer Eyesiambic pentameter · ABAB · 36 linesTwo Meniambic tetrameter · 16 linesVillanelle of Changeiambic tetrameter · 19 linesJohn Evereldowniambic pentameter · ABABAAAB · 32 linesLuke Havergaliambic pentameter · ABCCBBAA · 32 linesThe House on the Hilliambic trimeter · ABA · 19 linesRichard Coryiambic pentameter · ABAB · 16 linesTwo Octaves Iiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 8 linesTwo Octaves IIiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 8 linesCalvaryiambic pentameter · 14 linesDear Friendsiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Story of the Ashes and the Flameiambic pentameter · 14 linesFor Some Poems by Matthew Arnoldiambic pentameter · 14 linesAmaryllisiambic pentameter · 14 linesKosmosiambic pentameter · 14 linesZolaiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Pity of the Leavesiambic pentameter · 14 linesAaron Starkiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Gardeniambic pentameter · 14 linesCliff Klingenhageniambic pentameter · 14 linesCharles Carville's Eyesiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Dead Villageiambic pentameter · 14 linesBostoniambic pentameter · AABB · 8 linesSonnet Iiambic pentameter · 14 linesSonnet IIiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Clerksiambic pentameter · 14 linesFleming Helphenstineiambic pentameter · 14 linesFor a Book by Thomas Hardyiambic pentameter · 14 linesThomas Hoodiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Miracleiambic pentameter · ABBAABBACCDCDC · 14 linesHorace to Leuconoeiambic pentameter · ABBAABBACDEECD · 14 linesReuben Brightiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Altariambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Taverniambic pentameter · 14 linesSonnetiambic pentameter · 14 linesGeorge Crabbeiambic pentameter · 14 linesCredoiambic pentameter · 14 linesOn the Night of a Friend's Weddingiambic pentameter · 70 linesThe Night Beforeiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 375 linesWalt Whitmaniambic pentameter · unrhymed · 65 linesThe Wildernesstrochaic octameter · unrhymed · 36 linesOctavesiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 200 linesUnityiambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 linesParaphraseiambic pentameter · 4 linesBoysiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 linesJames Wetherelliambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 8 linesThe Torrentiambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesL'Envoiiambic pentameter · 14 lines
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