The House of Life
Rossetti's sonnet sequence entire: "A Sonnet is a moment's monument", the four Willowwood sonnets, "Look in my face; my name is Might-have-been".
Measured across the book
Across its 1,442 lines, 93% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 92% to 94%). Alliteration runs at 1.24 times what shuffling the words would give (0.49 observed against 0.40 expected). 16% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Introductory Sonnetiambic pentameter · 14 linesLove Enthronediambic pentameter · 14 linesBridal Birthiambic pentameter · 14 linesRedemptioniambic pentameter · 14 linesLovesightiambic pentameter · 14 linesHeart's Hopeiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Kissiambic pentameter · 14 linesNuptial Sleepiambic pentameter · 14 linesSupreme Surrenderiambic pentameter · 14 linesLove's Loversiambic pentameter · 14 linesPassion and Worshipiambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesThe Portraitiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Love-Letteriambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Lovers' Walkiambic pentameter · 14 linesAntiphonyiambic pentameter · 14 linesYouth's Spring-Tributeiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Birth-Bondiambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesA Day of Loveiambic pentameter · 14 linesBeauty's Pageantiambic pentameter · 14 linesGenius in Beautyiambic pentameter · 14 linesSilent Nooniambic pentameter · 14 linesGracious Moonlightiambic pentameter · 14 linesLove-Sweetnessiambic pentameter · 14 linesHeart's Haveniambic pentameter · 14 linesLove's Baublesiambic pentameter · 14 linesPride of Youthiambic pentameter · 14 linesWinged Hoursiambic pentameter · 14 linesMid-Raptureiambic pentameter · 14 linesHeart's Compassiambic pentameter · 14 linesSoul-Lightiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Moonstariambic pentameter · 14 linesLast Fireiambic pentameter · 14 linesHer Giftsiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 linesEqual Trothiambic pentameter · 14 linesVenus Victrixiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Dark Glassiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Lamp's Shrineiambic pentameter · 14 linesLife-In-Loveiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Love-Mooniambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Morrow's Messageiambic pentameter · 14 linesSleepless Dreamsiambic pentameter · 14 linesSevered Selvesiambic pentameter · 14 linesThrough Death to Loveiambic pentameter · 14 linesHope Overtakeniambic pentameter · 14 linesLove and Hopeiambic pentameter · 14 linesCloud and Windiambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesSecret Partingiambic pentameter · 14 linesParted Loveiambic pentameter · 14 linesBroken Musiciambic pentameter · 14 linesDeath-In-Loveiambic pentameter · 14 linesWillowwoodiambic pentameter · 56 linesWithout Heriambic pentameter · 14 linesLove's Fatalityiambic pentameter · 14 linesStillborn Loveiambic pentameter · 14 linesHerselfiambic pentameter · 14 linesHer Loveiambic pentameter · 14 linesHer Heaveniambic pentameter · 14 linesLove's Last Giftiambic pentameter · 14 linesTransfigured Lifeiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Song-Throeiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Soul's Sphereiambic pentameter · 14 linesInclusivenessiambic pentameter · 14 linesArdour and Memoryiambic pentameter · 14 linesKnown in Vainiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 linesHeart of the Nightiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Landmarkiambic pentameter · 14 linesA Dark Dayiambic pentameter · 14 linesAutumn Idlenessiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Hill Summitiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Choice Iiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Choice IIiambic pentameter · 28 linesSt. Luke the Painteriambic pentameter · 14 linesNot as Theseiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Husbandmeniambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 linesSoul's Beautyiambic pentameter · 14 linesBody's Beautyiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Monochordiambic pentameter · 14 linesFrom Dawn to Nooniambic pentameter · 14 linesMemorial Thresholdsiambic pentameter · 14 linesHoarded Joyiambic pentameter · 14 linesBarren Springiambic pentameter · 14 linesFarewell to the Gleniambic pentameter · 14 linesVain Virtuesiambic pentameter · 14 linesLost Daysiambic pentameter · 14 linesDeath's Songstersiambic pentameter · 14 linesHero's Lampiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Trees of the Gardeniambic pentameter · 14 lines'Retro Me, Sathana!'iambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 linesLost on Both Sidesiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Sun's Shame Iiambic pentameter · 28 linesMichelangelo's Kissiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Vase of Lifeiambic pentameter · 14 linesLife the Belovediambic pentameter · 14 linesA Superscriptioniambic pentameter · 14 linesHe and Iiambic pentameter · 14 linesNewborn Death Iiambic pentameter · 14 linesNewborn Death IIiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe One Hopeiambic pentameter · 14 lines
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