Laurel · Edward Thomas

Poems

Edward Thomas (1878–1917) · 1917

Mixed forms · 1,468 lines in 63 sections

Edward Thomas, killed at Arras in 1917.

Measured across the book

Across its 1,468 lines, 92% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 91% to 93%). Alliteration runs at 1.03 times what shuffling the words would give (0.28 observed against 0.27 expected). 21% of the lines have a feminine ending.

Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.

Contents

The Trumpetiambic trimeter · 22 lines The Sign-Postiambic pentameter · AABB · 30 lines Tearsiambic pentameter · 19 lines Two Pewitsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 15 lines The Manor Farmiambic pentameter · 24 lines The Owliambic pentameter · 16 lines Swedesiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 12 lines Will You Come?iambic dimeter · 30 lines As the Team's Head-Brassiambic pentameter · 39 lines Thawiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines Intervaliambic dimeter · ABAB · 32 lines Like the Touch of Rainiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 lines The Pathiambic pentameter · 22 lines The Combeiambic pentameter · 12 lines If I Should Ever by Chanceiambic pentameter · 13 lines What Shall I Give?iambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 lines If I Were to Owntrochaic pentameter · 30 lines And You, Heleniambic tetrameter · AABB · 22 lines When Firstiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 lines Head and BottleAABB · 10 lines After You Speakiambic dimeter · 26 lines Sowingiambic trimeter · 16 lines When We Two Walkediambic trimeter · ABAB · 16 lines Fifty Faggotsiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 16 lines Women He Likediambic pentameter · ABAB · 16 lines Early One Morningiambic pentameter · AABB · 18 lines The Cherry Treesiambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 lines It Rainsiambic pentameter · 15 lines The Huxteriambic pentameter · AABB · 10 lines A Gentlemaniambic pentameter · 19 lines The Bridgeiambic tetrameter · 17 lines Lobiambic pentameter · AABB · 152 lines Bright Cloudsiambic dimeter · ABBACDECFDEGGHIFIH · 18 lines The Clouds That Are So Lightcommon measure · AABB · 16 lines Some Eyes Condemniambic pentameter · 15 lines May 23iambic pentameter · AABB · 46 lines The Gloryiambic pentameter · 28 lines Melancholyiambic hexameter · 14 lines Adlestropiambic tetrameter · 16 lines The Green Roadsiambic hexameter · unrhymed · 19 lines The Mill-Pondiambic tetrameter · 24 lines It Was uponiambic pentameter · 14 lines Tall Nettlesiambic pentameter · 8 lines Haymakingiambic pentameter · AABB · 42 lines How at Onceiambic trimeter · 14 lines Gone, Gone Againiambic trimeter · 31 lines The Sun Used to Shineiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 32 lines Octoberiambic pentameter · 21 lines The Long Small Roomiambic pentameter · ABAB · 16 lines Libertyiambic pentameter · 27 lines Novemberiambic tetrameter · AABB · 36 lines The Sheilingiambic trimeter · 20 lines The Gallowsiambic tetrameter · 32 lines Birds' Nestsiambic pentameter · 16 lines Rainiambic pentameter · 18 lines "Home"iambic pentameter · 37 lines There's Nothing Like the Suniambic pentameter · 20 lines When He Should Laughiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines An Old Songiambic tetrameter · 34 lines The Penny Whistleiambic pentameter · 20 lines Lights Outiambic trimeter · AABCCB · 30 lines Cock-Crowiambic pentameter · AABB · 8 lines Wordsiambic dimeter · 59 lines

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