Cornhuskers
The 1918 collection of prairie poems, with Prairie, Cool Tombs and Grass.
Measured across the book
Across its 1,430 lines, 84% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 83% to 85%). Alliteration runs at 1.04 times what shuffling the words would give (0.47 observed against 0.45 expected). 36% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Prairieiambic tetrameter · 143 linesRiver Roadsiambic tetrameter · 11 linesPrairie Waters by Nightiambic tetrameter · 3 linesEarly Mooniambic tetrameter · 7 linesLaughing Corniambic tetrameter · 22 linesAutumn Movementiambic tetrameter · 3 linesFalltimetrochaic heptameter · 8 linesIllinois Farmeriambic tetrameter · 5 linesHits and Runsiambic tetrameter · 3 linesVillage in Late Summertrochaic tetrameter · 6 linesBlizzard Notesiambic tetrameter · 6 linesSunset From Omaha Hotel Windowiambic trimeter · 20 linesStill Lifeiambic tetrameter · 6 linesBand Concertiambic tetrameter · 4 linesThree Pieces on the Smoke of Autumniambic tetrameter · 24 linesLocalitiestrochaic pentameter · 30 linesCaboose Thoughtsiambic tetrameter · 41 linesAlixiambic tetrameter · 11 linesPotato Blossom Songs and Jigsiambic tetrameter · 67 linesLoamiambic trimeter · 14 linesManitoba Childe Rolandiambic tetrameter · 13 linesWildernessiambic tetrameter · 8 linesChicago Poettrochaic tetrameter · 16 linesFire-Logstrochaic tetrameter · 8 linesRepetitionsiambic tetrameter · 9 linesAdelaide Crapseyiambic tetrameter · 9 linesYoung Bullfrogstrochaic pentameter · 8 linesMemoir of a Proud Boyiambic tetrameter · 45 linesBilbeaiambic tetrameter · 9 linesSouthern Pacificiambic tetrameter · 8 linesWasherwomaniambic heptameter · 6 linesPortrait of a Motor Cariambic tetrameter · 4 linesGirl in a Cageiambic trimeter · 13 linesBuffalo Billiambic hexameter · 14 linesSixteen Monthsiambic tetrameter · 6 linesChild Margaretiambic tetrameter · 7 linesSinging Niggeriambic tetrameter · 10 linesLeather Leggingsiambic tetrameter · 34 linesPrayers of Steeliambic tetrameter · 9 linesAlways the Mobiambic tetrameter · 16 linesJabberersiambic tetrameter · 14 linesCartooniambic tetrameter · 2 linesInteriortrochaic tetrameter · 54 linesStreet Windowtrochaic pentameter · 9 linesPalladiumsiambic pentameter · 8 linesClocksiambic tetrameter · 5 linesLegendsiambic tetrameter · 6 linesPsalm of Those Who Go Forth Before Daylightiambic tetrameter · 3 linesHorses and Men in Rainiambic tetrameter · 6 linesQuestionnaireiambic tetrameter · 6 linesNear Keokuktrochaic tetrameter · 14 linesSlants at Buffalo, New Yorkiambic tetrameter · 19 linesFlat Landsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 linesLawyeriambic tetrameter · 3 linesThree Ballsiambic tetrameter · 6 linesChicksiambic tetrameter · 6 linesHumdrumiambic tetrameter · 14 linesJolietiambic trimeter · 18 linesKnucksiambic tetrameter · 35 linesTestamenttrochaic heptameter · 12 linesValley Songiambic pentameter · 13 linesIn Tall Grassiambic tetrameter · 6 linesUpstairsiambic pentameter · 6 linesMonosyllabiciambic tetrameter · 4 linesFilmsiambic tetrameter · 7 linesKreisleriambic tetrameter · 5 linesThe Sea Holdiambic tetrameter · 13 linesGoldwing Mothiambic tetrameter · 3 linesLoin Clothiambic pentameter · 8 linesHemlock and Cedariambic tetrameter · 5 linesMedallioniambic heptameter · 7 linesBricklayer Loveiambic tetrameter · 3 linesAshurnatsirpal IIIiambic tetrameter · 13 linesMammy Humsiambic tetrameter · 17 linesBringersiambic trimeter · 8 linesCrimson Rambleriambic tetrameter · 14 linesHauntsiambic pentameter · 6 linesHave Meiambic tetrameter · 8 linesFire Dreamsiambic tetrameter · 25 linesBaby Facetrochaic pentameter · 10 linesThe Yeariambic tetrameter · 14 linesDrumnotesiambic tetrameter · 8 linesMoonsetiambic tetrameter · 5 linesGarden Wirelessiambic tetrameter · 6 linesHandfulsiambic tetrameter · 15 linesCool Tombsiambic tetrameter · 4 linesShenandoahiambic tetrameter · 4 linesNew Feettrochaic tetrameter · 6 linesOld Osawatomieiambic tetrameter · 6 linesGrassiambic tetrameter · 11 linesFlandersiambic tetrameter · 18 linesGargoyleiambic tetrameter · 4 linesOld Timersiambic pentameter · 15 linesHouseiambic tetrameter · 8 linesJohn Ericsson Day Memorial, 1918iambic tetrameter · 6 linesRemembered Womeniambic tetrameter · 4 linesOut of White Lipsiambic tetrameter · 4 linesMemoiriambic tetrameter · 8 linesA Million Young Workmen, 1915iambic tetrameter · 8 linesSmokeiambic tetrameter · 3 linesA Tall Maniambic tetrameter · 18 linesThe Four Brothersiambic tetrameter · 143 lines
Summer Shirt Sale
The summer shirt sale of a downtown haberdasher is glorified in a show-window slang: everybody understands the language: red dots, yellow circles, blue anchors, and dove-brown hooks, these perform explosions in color: stripes and checks fight for the possession of front lines and salients: detectives, newsies, teameoes, niggers, all stop, look, and listen: the shirt sale and the show window kick at the street with a noise joyous as a clog dancer: the ensemble is a challenge to the ghost who walks on paydays.
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