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Ballads

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863) · 1849–1855

Mixed forms · 5,691 lines in 114 sections

Thackeray in verse: the Ballad of Bouillabaisse, the Chronicle of the Drum, and the comic pieces.

Measured across the book

Across its 5,706 lines, 94% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 93% to 94%). Alliteration runs at 1.04 times what shuffling the words would give (0.23 observed against 0.23 expected). 27% of the lines have a feminine ending.

Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.

Contents

Four Imitations of Bérangertrochaic dimeter · 7 lines Old Friends with New Facesiambic dimeter · unrhymed · 16 lines Lyra Hibernicaiambic trimeter · unrhymed · 9 lines The Ballads of Policeman Xiambic trimeter · 12 lines Part Ianapaestic trimeter · 240 lines Part IIanapaestic trimeter · 288 lines Or, the Caged Hawkiambic heptameter · AABB · 48 lines The King of Brentford's Testamentiambic trimeter · 254 lines The White Squalliambic tetrameter · AABB · 146 lines Peg of Limavaddytrochaic trimeter · 183 lines May-Day Odeiambic tetrameter · 152 lines The Ballad of Bouillabaisseiambic tetrameter · 88 lines The Mahogany TreeABBCADDC · 56 lines The Yankee Volunteersiambic trimeter · 72 lines The Pen and the Albumiambic pentameter · AABB · 63 lines Written in a Lady's Albumtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 46 lines Lucy's Birthdaytrochaic tetrameter · 24 lines The Cane-Bottom'd Chairanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 56 lines Lines Written to an Album Printiambic tetrameter · AAABCCCB · 57 lines The Rose upon My Balconyiambic heptameter · ABAB · 12 lines Ronsard to His Mistressiambic tetrameter · 36 lines At the Church Gateiambic trimeter · 30 lines The Age of Wisdomtrochaic tetrameter · ABAAB · 30 lines Sorrows of Werthertrochaic tetrameter · 16 lines A Doe in the Citytrochaic tetrameter · 40 lines The Last of May (In Reply to an Invitation Dated on the 1St.)common measure · ABAB · 20 lines "Ah, Bleak and Barren Was the Moor"iambic tetrameter · 16 lines Song of the Violetiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 24 lines Fairy Daysiambic hexameter · AABBCC · 36 lines Pocahontastrochaic tetrameter · ABABCDDC · 32 lines From Pocahontasiambic tetrameter · 16 lines The Mayfair Love-Songiambic tetrameter · 72 lines The Rocksiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 13 lines The Caïqueiambic pentameter · AABB · 25 lines My Noraiambic tetrameter · 36 lines To Maryanapaestic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 16 lines Serenadeiambic tetrameter · 16 lines The Minaret Bellsiambic trimeter · ABAB · 12 lines Come to the Greenwood Treetrochaic trimeter · AABB · 16 lines By Adelbert Von Chamissoiambic tetrameter · AABB · 23 lines From Uhlandiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 40 lines The King on the Toweriambic tetrameter · 8 lines La Motte Fouquéiambic tetrameter · 16 lines A Credoiambic tetrameter · AABB · 36 lines Le Roi D'Yvetottrochaic tetrameter · 50 lines The King of Yvetotiambic tetrameter · 50 lines Another Versionalexandrines · AABB · 24 lines Le Grenier40 lines The Garretiambic pentameter · ABABCDCD · 40 lines Roger-Bontempstrochaic trimeter · 56 lines Jolly Jackiambic tetrameter · 64 lines To His Serving Boytrochaic trimeter · unrhymed · 14 lines Ad Ministramanapaestic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 16 lines The Knightly Guerdonanapaestic tetrameter · AABBCC · 24 lines "Wapping Old Stairsanapaestic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 16 lines The Almack's Adieuanapaestic trimeter · 32 lines When the Gloom Is on the Glentrochaic tetrameter · 23 lines The Red Flagiambic tetrameter · 30 lines Dear Jackanapaestic tetrameter · 12 lines Commanders of the Faithfuliambic tetrameter · AABB · 18 lines When Moonlike Ore the Hazure Seasiambic tetrameter · 24 lines Friar's Songiambic tetrameter · 24 lines Atra Curaiambic tetrameter · 18 lines Requiescatiambic tetrameter · AABB · 21 lines By the Lord Southdowniambic heptameter · AABBCCDD · 32 lines An Epic Poem, in Twenty Books Iiambic tetrameter · 11 lines An Epic Poem, in Twenty Books IIiambic pentameter · 23 lines An Epic Poem, in Twenty Books IIIiambic tetrameter · 6 lines An Epic Poem, in Twenty Books IViambic tetrameter · 6 lines An Epic Poem, in Twenty Books Viambic tetrameter · 6 lines An Epic Poem, in Twenty Books VIiambic hexameter · 8 lines An Epic Poem, in Twenty Books VIIiambic pentameter · ABCCAB · 6 lines An Epic Poem, in Twenty Books VIIItrochaic tetrameter · 40 lines An Epic Poem, in Twenty Books IX35 lines An Epic Poem, in Twenty Books Xiambic pentameter · ABACCB · 48 lines An Epic Poem, in Twenty Books XIiambic pentameter · 37 lines An Epic Poem, in Twenty Books XIIiambic heptameter · 41 lines An Epic Poem, in Twenty Books XIIIiambic pentameter · 39 lines An Epic Poem, in Twenty Books XIVtrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 48 lines An Epic Poem, in Twenty Books XVanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 36 lines An Epic Poem, in Twenty Books XVIiambic pentameter · 14 lines An Epic Poem, in Twenty Books XVIIiambic tetrameter · 108 lines An Epic Poem, in Twenty Books XVIII69 lines An Epic Poem, in Twenty Books XIXiambic pentameter · 24 lines Titmarsh's Carmen Lillienseiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 4 lines Poem Iiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 28 lines Poem IIiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 lines Poem IIIiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 lines Poem IViambic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 lines The Willow-Treeiambic trimeter · 54 lines The Willow-Tree (Another Version)dactylic dimeter · 55 lines Moraliambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 6 lines The Pimlico Pavilionanapaestic tetrameter · unrhymed · 68 lines The Crystal Palaceiambic dimeter · 162 lines Molony's Lamentiambic tetrameter · 157 lines The Battle of Limerickiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 108 lines Larry O'Tooleanapaestic trimeter · AABBAAA · 21 lines The Rose of Floraiambic pentameter · 26 lines The Last Irish Grievanceanapaestic tetrameter · ABAB · 36 lines The Wolfe New Ballad of Jane Roney and Mary Browniambic hexameter · AABB · 56 lines The Three Christmas Waitsiambic trimeter · 172 lines By a Gentleman of the Footguards (Blue)short measure · ABAB · 116 lines The Ballad of Eliza Davistrochaic tetrameter · 112 lines Damages, Two Hundred Poundstrochaic octameter · AABB · 67 lines The Knight and the Ladyiambic tetrameter · 80 lines A New Pallice Court Chantiambic trimeter · 141 lines The Speculatorsiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 58 lines Of the Protestant Conspiracy to Take the Pope's Life (By a Gentleman Who Has Been on the Spot.)iambic heptameter · 74 lines The Lamentable Ballad of the Foundling of Shoreditchiambic hexameter · AABB · 99 lines The Organ-Boy's Appealtrochaic heptameter · AABB · 44 lines Little Billeeiambic pentameter · 36 lines The End of the Playiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 88 lines Vanitas Vanitatumiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 64 lines

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