The Poems of Schiller: Third Period
Schiller's ballad year and after, in Bowring's English verse: "The Diver", "The Glove", "The Cranes of Ibycus", "The Ring of Polycrates", "The Lay of the Bell".
Measured across the book
Across its 5,582 lines, 91% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 91% to 92%). Alliteration runs at 1.04 times what shuffling the words would give (0.30 observed against 0.29 expected). 24% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
The Meetingiambic pentameter · ABABABCC · 32 linesThe Secretiambic tetrameter · 32 linesThe Assignationiambic pentameter · 64 linesLongingtrochaic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 32 linesEvening (After a Picture.)iambic tetrameter · 16 linesThe Pilgrimtrochaic tetrameter · 36 linesThe Idealsiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 88 linesThe Youth by the Brookiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 32 linesTo Emmatrochaic tetrameter · ABABCC · 18 linesThe Favor of the Momentanapaestic dimeter · 40 linesThe Lay of the Mountainanapaestic tetrameter · ABABCC · 36 linesThe Alpine Huntertrochaic tetrameter · ABABCC · 48 linesDithyrambanapaestic dimeter · 28 linesThe Four Ages of the Worldanapaestic tetrameter · ABABCC · 72 linesThe Maiden's Lamentanapaestic dimeter · 28 linesTo My Friendstrochaic pentameter · AABCCBDEDE · 50 linesPunch Songiambic trimeter · 24 linesNadowessian Death-Lamenttrochaic trimeter · ABAB · 48 linesThe Feast of Victorytrochaic tetrameter · 156 linesPunch Song (To Be Sung in Northern Countries.)trochaic tetrameter · 48 linesThe Complaint of Ceresiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCDEFEF · 132 linesThe Eleusinian Festivaltrochaic tetrameter · 216 linesA Balladiambic tetrameter · 280 linesThe Playing Infantiambic heptameter · AABB · 10 linesHero and Leanderiambic tetrameter · 260 linesCassandratrochaic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 128 linesThe Hostageiambic tetrameter · ABBAACC · 140 linesGreekismiambic tetrameter · 6 linesA Balladiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 242 linesThe Fight with the Dragoniambic tetrameter · AABB · 300 linesFridolin; Or, the Walk to the Iron Foundryiambic tetrameter · ABABCCDD · 240 linesThe Count of Hapsburganapaestic tetrameter · 120 linesThe Gloveiambic tetrameter · 57 linesThe Veiled Statue at Saisiambic pentameter · 86 linesThe Division of the Earthanapaestic tetrameter · ABAB · 32 linesThe Fairest Apparitioniambic tetrameter · 4 linesThe Ideal and the Actual Lifeiambic pentameter · AABCCBDEDE · 150 linesGermany and Her Princesiambic tetrameter · 4 linesThe Maiden from Afar (Or from Abroad.)iambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 24 linesParables and Riddlesiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 169 linesThe Virtue of Womaniambic tetrameter · 4 linesThe Walkiambic tetrameter · 201 linesThe Lay of the Belliambic tetrameter · 435 linesThe Power of Songiambic tetrameter · 50 linesTo Proselytizersiambic tetrameter · 4 linesHonor to Womaniambic tetrameter · 62 linesHopeiambic hexameter · 10 linesThe German Arttrochaic tetrameter · AABCCB · 18 linesOdysseusiambic tetrameter · 6 linesCarthageiambic tetrameter · 6 linesThe Soweriambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 linesThe Knights of St. Johniambic heptameter · AABB · 10 linesThe Merchantiambic pentameter · AABB · 8 linesGerman Faithiambic tetrameter · 16 linesThe Sexesiambic heptameter · 34 linesThe Bards of Olden Timeiambic tetrameter · 16 linesThe Antiques at Paristrochaic tetrameter · 12 linesTheklatrochaic pentameter · ABAB · 24 linesThe Antique to the Northern Wandereranapaestic pentameter · 6 linesThe Iliadiambic tetrameter · 4 linesPompeii and Herculaneumiambic pentameter · 72 linesNaeniadactylic pentameter · 14 linesThe Maid of Orleansiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 18 linesArchimedesiambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesThe Danceiambic heptameter · AABB · 32 linesThe Fortune-Favorediambic pentameter · 94 linesGeniusiambic tetrameter · 54 linesHonorsanapaestic tetrameter · ABABCC · 6 linesThe Philosophical Egotistiambic heptameter · AABB · 14 linesThe Words of Beliefanapaestic tetrameter · 30 linesThe Words of Erroriambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 30 linesThe Power of Womaniambic tetrameter · 8 linesThe Two Paths of Virtueiambic tetrameter · 4 linesThe Proverbs of Confucius Itrochaic tetrameter · 16 linesThe Proverbs of Confucius IItrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesHuman Knowledgeiambic tetrameter · 10 linesColumbusiambic heptameter · AABB · 8 linesLight and Warmthiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 18 linesBreadth and Depthiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 18 linesThe Two Guides of Lifeiambic heptameter · AABB · 10 linesDifferent Destiniesiambic tetrameter · 6 linesWisdom and Prudenceiambic tetrameter · 4 linesThe Agreementiambic tetrameter · 4 linesPolitical Preceptiambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 linesMajestas Populiiambic tetrameter · 4 linesTo a World-Reformerdactylic pentameter · 10 linesMy Antipathyiambic tetrameter · 4 linesTo Astronomersiambic tetrameter · 4 linesGeniusiambic tetrameter · 4 linesBeauteous Individualityiambic tetrameter · 4 linesVarietydactylic pentameter · 6 linesThe Imitatoriambic tetrameter · 4 linesGenialityiambic tetrameter · 4 linesThe Inquirersiambic tetrameter · 4 linesThe Philosophersiambic tetrameter · 40 linesThe Homeridesiambic tetrameter · 7 linesJeremiadsanapaestic pentameter · 20 linesZenith and Nadiriambic tetrameter · 4 linesThe Philosophersiambic tetrameter · ABAABCCDD · 54 linesThe Metaphysicianiambic pentameter · 12 linesPegasus in Harnessiambic pentameter · AABB · 91 linesThe Poetry of Lifeiambic pentameter · 34 linesTo Goetheiambic pentameter · ABABABCC · 80 linesThe Presentiambic tetrameter · 4 linesDeparture from Lifeiambic tetrameter · 4 linesVerses Written in the Folio Album of a Learned Friendiambic pentameter · AABB · 8 linesVerses Written in the Album of a Friend (Herr Von Mecheln of Basle.)iambic tetrameter · 4 linesThe Sunday Childreniambic tetrameter · 4 linesThe Puppet-Show of Lifeiambic tetrameter · 19 linesThe Hereditary Prince of Weimar, on His Proceeding to Paris (Sung in a Circle of Friends.)common measure · ABAB · 32 linesThe Ideal of Womaniambic tetrameter · 12 linesWilliam Telliambic pentameter · 16 linesTo a Young Friend Devoting Himself to Philosophyiambic heptameter · AABB · 16 linesNuptial Odeiambic pentameter · 30 linesThe Commencement of the New Centuryiambic pentameter · ABAB · 36 linesFarewell to the Readeriambic pentameter · 24 linesPresident of Council of Five Hundrediambic tetrameter · 14 linesAchillesiambic tetrameter · 7 lines
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