Poems of Nature
Thoreau's verse, selected by Sanborn and Salt.
Measured across the book
Across its 1,396 lines, 95% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 95% to 96%). Alliteration runs at 0.99 times what shuffling the words would give (0.21 observed against 0.22 expected). 15% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Natureiambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesInspirationiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 84 linesSic Vitaiambic tetrameter · ABCACB · 46 linesThe Fisher’s Boyiambic pentameter · ABAB · 16 linesThe Atlantidesiambic tetrameter · AABB · 42 linesA Fragmentiambic pentameter · ABAB · 14 linesSympathyiambic pentameter · 52 linesFriendshipiambic trimeter · 65 linesTrue KindnessAABB · 4 linesTo the Maiden in the Eastiambic trimeter · AABBCCDD · 72 linesFree Loveiambic trimeter · ABAB · 24 linesRumors from an Æolian Harpiambic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesLinesiambic tetrameter · 20 linesStanzascommon measure · ABAB · 40 linesA River Sceneiambic tetrameter · AABB · 32 linesRiver Songtrochaic tetrameter · 13 linesSome Tumultuous Little Rilltrochaic tetrameter · 10 linesBoat Songtrochaic tetrameter · 8 linesTo My Brotheriambic trimeter · ABAB · 42 linesStanzascommon measure · ABAB · 20 linesThe Inward Morningcommon measure · 36 linesGreeceiambic pentameter · 12 linesThe Funeral Belliambic dimeter · AABCCB · 24 linesThe Summer Rainiambic pentameter · ABAB · 40 linesMistiambic tetrameter · 12 linesSmokeiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 10 linesHazeiambic tetrameter · 13 linesThe Mooncommon measure · 14 linesThe Vireoiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 4 linesThe Poet’s Delayiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesLinesiambic trimeter · AABB · 16 linesNature’s Childiambic pentameter · AABB · 12 linesThe Fall of the Leafiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 64 linesSmoke in Winteriambic pentameter · 26 linesWinter Memoriesiambic pentameter · 30 linesStanzas Written at Waldencommon measure · ABAB · 40 linesThe Thawiambic pentameter · 6 linesA Winter Sceneiambic dimeter · AAABCCCB · 32 linesThe Crowiambic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesTo a Stray Fowliambic pentameter · AABB · 24 linesMountainsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 99 linesThe Respectable FolksAABB · 22 linesA Fragmentiambic pentameter · ABAB · 16 linesConscienceiambic trimeter · 44 linesPilgrimsiambic trimeter · 28 linesThe Departureiambic tetrameter · AABB · 43 linesIndependenceiambic tetrameter · 29 linesDing Dongiambic pentameter · AABB · 18 linesMy Prayeriambic pentameter · AABB · 16 lines
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