Love Songs
Sara Teasdale's Pulitzer-winning lyrics.
Measured across the book
Across its 872 lines, 96% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 95% to 97%). Alliteration runs at 1.12 times what shuffling the words would give (0.31 observed against 0.27 expected). 25% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
To Eiambic pentameter · 14 linesBartertrochaic tetrameter · 18 linesTwilightiambic tetrameter · unrhymed · 8 linesNight Song at Amalfiiambic trimeter · 12 linesThe Lookcommon measure · 8 linesA Winter Nightiambic tetrameter · 12 linesA Cryiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 linesGiftscommon measure · 8 linesBut Not to Meiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 linesSong at Capriiambic tetrameter · 8 linesChild, Childtrochaic pentameter · AABBCC · 12 linesLove Metrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 linesPierrotcommon measure · 12 linesWild Asterstrochaic tetrameter · 8 linesThe Song for Colincommon measure · ABAB · 8 linesFour Windstrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesDebtshort measure · 8 linesFaultsiambic tetrameter · ABBCAC · 6 linesBuried Lovecommon measure · 16 linesThe Fountainiambic trimeter · 20 linesI Shall Not Careiambic hexameter · 8 linesAfter Partingiambic tetrameter · 8 linesA Prayeriambic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 linesSpring Nightiambic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesMay Windcommon measure · 12 linesTidestrochaic pentameter · ABAB · 8 linesAfter Loveiambic tetrameter · 12 linesNew Love and Oldtrochaic trimeter · 16 linesThe Kisscommon measure · 8 linesSwansABAB · 8 linesThe Rivercommon measure · 12 linesNovemberiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 linesSpring Raincommon measure · 20 linesThe Ghostiambic pentameter · 20 linesSummer Night, Riversideiambic tetrameter · unrhymed · 20 linesJewelsiambic tetrameter · 16 linesSpirit's Houseiambic tetrameter · AABB · 11 linesMasteryiambic tetrameter · 13 linesLessonsiambic tetrameter · 10 linesWisdomiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesIn a Burying Groundiambic tetrameter · 12 linesWood Songiambic tetrameter · 8 linesRefugeiambic tetrameter · AABB · 10 linesThe Flighttrochaic hexameter · AABB · 8 linesDewiambic trimeter · 16 linesTo-nightiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 linesEbb Tidecommon measure · 12 linesI Would Live in Your Love5 linesBecauseiambic tetrameter · 16 linesThe Tree of Songiambic trimeter · 12 linesThe Givercommon measure · 8 linesApril Songtrochaic tetrameter · 12 linesThe Wandereriambic tetrameter · ABBA · 16 linesThe Yearsiambic tetrameter · AABBCC · 12 linesEnoughiambic tetrameter · 8 linesCometrochaic tetrameter · 8 linesJoyanapaestic trimeter · 8 linesRichesiambic tetrameter · unrhymed · 8 linesDusk in War Timeiambic tetrameter · 8 linesPeaceiambic trimeter · ABBA · 12 linesMoodsiambic trimeter · 8 linesHouses of Dreamsshort measure · 16 linesLightsiambic pentameter · 26 linesDoubtiambic tetrameter · 8 linesThe Windiambic tetrameter · 8 linesMorningtrochaic pentameter · 8 linesOther Menshort measure · 12 linesEmbersiambic trimeter · 16 linesMessageiambic trimeter · ABAB · 8 linesThe Lampiambic hexameter · unrhymed · 8 linesA November Nightiambic pentameter · 81 lines
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Public domain. Text from Love Songs, Project Gutenberg ebook #442. Free to read, print, copy and reuse.