The War Poems
Sassoon's trench poems collected: "Everyone Sang", "The General", "Base Details", "Does It Matter?".
Measured across the book
Across its 1,178 lines, 93% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 92% to 94%). Alliteration runs at 1.20 times what shuffling the words would give (0.45 observed against 0.37 expected). 13% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Prelude: The Troopsiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 26 linesDreamersiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Redeemeriambic pentameter · ABABBCCDD · 36 linesTrench Dutyiambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesWirersiambic hexameter · 13 linesBreak of Dayiambic pentameter · 56 linesA Working Partyiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 50 linesStand-To: Good Friday Morningtrochaic tetrameter · AAAABBBCDECDE · 13 linesIn the Pinkiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 18 linesThe Heroiambic pentameter · AABBCC · 18 linesBefore the Battleiambic trimeter · 13 linesThe Roadiambic pentameter · 18 linesTwo Hundred Years Afteriambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Dreamiambic pentameter · 38 linesAt Carnoyiambic pentameter · ABABBABA · 8 linesBatallion Reliefiambic pentameter · 23 linesThe Dug-Outiambic hexameter · 8 linesThe Rear-Guardiambic pentameter · 25 linesI Stood with the Deadanapaestic common measure · ABAB · 12 linesSuicide in Trenchesiambic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesAttackiambic pentameter · AABACBDCDEFFE · 13 linesCounter-Attackiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 39 linesThe Effectiambic pentameter · 21 linesRemorseiambic pentameter · ABABCCDEDEFFGG · 14 linesIn an Underground Dressing-Stationiambic pentameter · AABB · 8 linesDied of Woundsiambic pentameter · AABB · 12 lines"They"iambic pentameter · ABABCC · 12 linesBase Detailsiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEE · 10 linesLamentationsiambic pentameter · ABABCCDEDE · 10 linesThe Generalanapaestic tetrameter · ABABCCC · 7 linesHow to Dieiambic tetrameter · 16 linesFight to a Finishiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 12 linesAtrocitiesiambic pentameter · 12 linesThe Fathersiambic tetrameter · 14 lines"Blighters"iambic pentameter · 8 linesGlory of Womeniambic pentameter · 14 linesTheir Frailtyiambic pentameter · ABAB · 12 linesDoes It Matter?anapaestic trimeter · 15 linesSurvivorsiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEE · 10 linesJoy-Bellsiambic pentameter · ABAB · 12 linesArms and the Maniambic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesWhen I'm Among a Blaze of Lightsiambic tetrameter · 14 linesThe Kissiambic tetrameter · ABBA · 12 linesThe Tombstone-Makeriambic pentameter · ABAB · 14 linesThe One-Legged Maniambic pentameter · AABB · 12 linesReturn of the Heroesalexandrines · 10 linesTwelve Months Afteriambic hexameter · 14 linesTo Any Dead Officeriambic pentameter · ABABCDCD · 40 linesSick Leaveiambic pentameter · ABABBCDCDEFEF · 13 linesBanishmentiambic pentameter · 14 linesAutumniambic pentameter · 9 linesRepression of War Experienceiambic pentameter · 39 linesTogetheriambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Hawthorn Treeiambic tetrameter · 13 linesConcert Party (Egyptian Base Camp)iambic pentameter · 23 linesNight on the Convoy (Alexandria-Marseilles)iambic pentameter · AABB · 22 linesA Letter Hometrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 74 linesReconciliationiambic pentameter · ABBA · 8 linesMemorial Tablet (Great War)iambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Death-Bediambic pentameter · unrhymed · 42 linesAftermathiambic pentameter · 27 linesBooks of the Wariambic tetrameter · 24 linesEveryone Sangiambic pentameter · 10 lines
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