A Child's Garden of Verses
Stevenson's poems for and about childhood.
Measured across the book
Across its 1,225 lines, 95% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 94% to 96%). Alliteration runs at 1.22 times what shuffling the words would give (0.29 observed against 0.24 expected). 21% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
From Her Boyiambic tetrameter · AABBCC · 18 linesTo Alison Cunninghamtrochaic dimeter · unrhymed · 44 linesThe Child Aloneunrhymed · 9 linesGarden Daystrochaic dimeter · unrhymed · 8 linesEnvoystrochaic trimeter · unrhymed · 6 linesBed in Summeriambic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesA ThoughtAABB · 4 linesAt the Sea-Sideiambic tetrameter · AABB · 6 linesYoung Night-Thoughtiambic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesWhole Duty of ChildrenAABB · 4 linesRain4 linesPirate Storyiambic hexameter · ABAB · 12 linesForeign Landsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesWindy Nightsiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 12 linesTraveltrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 46 linesSingingcommon measure · ABAB · 8 linesLooking ForwardAABB · 4 linesA Good Playiambic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesWhere Go the Boats?trochaic trimeter · 16 linesAuntie's SkirtsAABB · 4 linesThe Land of Counterpaneiambic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesThe Land of Nodiambic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesMy Shadowiambic heptameter · AABB · 16 linesSystemiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesA Good Boyfourteeners · AABB · 10 linesEscape at Bedtimeanapaestic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 16 linesMarching Songtrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesThe Cowcommon measure · ABAB · 12 linesThe Windiambic tetrameter · AABBCC · 18 linesKeepsake Milldactylic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 linesGood and Bad Childrentrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesForeign Childrentrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesThe Sun Travelsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesThe Lamplighteriambic heptameter · AABB · 12 linesMy Bed is a Boatiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesThe MoonAABB · 12 linesThe Swingdactylic trimeter · ABAB · 12 linesTime to RiseAABB · 4 linesLooking-Glass Rivertrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 linesFairy Breadtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesFrom a Railway CarriageAABBCCDD · 16 linesWinter-Timeiambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesThe Hayloftcommon measure · ABAB · 16 linesFarewell to the Farmiambic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesNorth-West Passageiambic tetrameter · AABB · 40 linesThe Unseen Playmateanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesMy Ship and Iiambic heptameter · 15 linesMy Kingdomiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 30 linesPicture-Books in Wintertrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesMy Treasuresanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesBlock CityAABB · 24 linesThe Land of Story-Booksiambic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesArmies in the Fireiambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesThe Little Landtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 64 linesNight and Daytrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 44 linesNest Eggsiambic trimeter · 32 linesThe Flowerstrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesSummer Suniambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesPoem Vtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 37 linesAutumn Firestrochaic trimeter · 12 linesThe Gardeneriambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesHistorical Associationsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesTo Willie and Henriettaiambic trimeter · AABB · 16 linesTo My MotherAABB · 4 linesTo AuntieAABB · 4 linesPoem IViambic tetrameter · AABB · 68 linesTo My Name-Childtrochaic heptameter · AABB · 20 linesTo Any Readeriambic tetrameter · AABB · 16 lines
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