Poems of Passion
The book that made Wilcox famous and nearly got her banned: "Solitude", "Delilah", "Ad Finem", "Friendship After Love".
Measured across the book
Across its 2,117 lines, 94% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 94% to 95%). Alliteration runs at 1.11 times what shuffling the words would give (0.38 observed against 0.35 expected). 27% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Other Books, By, Ella Wheeler Wilcoxiambic pentameter · AABB · 13 linesPoems of Passioniambic dimeter · 44 linesMiscellaneous Poemstrochaic dimeter · 40 linesLove's Languageiambic pentameter · AABB · 41 linesImpatienceiambic pentameter · 30 linesCommunismiambic pentameter · ABABCDCD · 32 linesThe Common Lotiambic pentameter · ABAB · 28 linesIndividualityiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 42 linesFriendship After Loveiambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesQueriesiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 36 linesUpon the Sandiambic pentameter · 14 linesReunitediambic pentameter · ABBA · 24 linesWhat Shall We Do?iambic pentameter · ABAB · 20 lines"The Beautiful Blue Danube"iambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 40 linesAnswerediambic trimeter · 36 linesThrough the Valleyiambic pentameter · 21 linesBut Oneiambic tetrameter · 15 linesGuiloiambic pentameter · ABAB · 28 linesThe Duetiambic pentameter · ABAABCC · 42 linesLittle Queeniambic pentameter · ABABCDCD · 32 linesWherefore?iambic pentameter · ABABCDCD · 24 linesDelilahanapaestic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 40 linesLove Songiambic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 24 linesTime and Loveiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 24 linesChangeiambic pentameter · ABAB · 28 linesDesolationiambic pentameter · ABBA · 20 linesIsauraiambic pentameter · ABAB · 32 linesThe Coquetteiambic pentameter · ABAB · 16 linesNew and Oldiambic pentameter · 14 linesNot Quite the Sameiambic pentameter · 28 linesFrom the Graveiambic pentameter · ABAB · 36 linesA Waltz-Quadrilleiambic pentameter · 40 linesBeppoiambic pentameter · ABAB · 24 linesTiredanapaestic trimeter · 24 linesThe Speech of Silenceiambic pentameter · 24 linesConversioniambic pentameter · ABABCDCD · 40 linesLove's Comingiambic pentameter · 16 linesOld and Newiambic pentameter · ABAB · 20 linesPerfectnessiambic pentameter · 14 linesAttractioniambic pentameter · ABBA · 12 linesGraciaiambic pentameter · ABAB · 28 linesAd Finemiambic pentameter · ABABCDCD · 40 linesBleak Weatheranapaestic tetrameter · 24 linesAn Answercommon measure · ABAB · 25 linesYou Will Forget Meanapaestic tetrameter · 24 linesThe Farewell of Clarimondeiambic pentameter · ABAB · 32 linesThe Trioiambic pentameter · ABAB · 16 linesThe Lost Gardeniambic pentameter · ABABCDCD · 48 linesArt and Heartfourteeners · 19 linesMockeryiambic pentameter · ABAB · 12 linesAs by Fireiambic pentameter · ABAB · 28 linesIf I Should Die. Rondeauiambic pentameter · AABB · 15 linesMésallianceiambic pentameter · AABCCB · 30 linesResponseiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 24 linesDrouthiambic pentameter · ABBAABBACDCDEE · 14 linesThe Creediambic pentameter · 16 linesProgressiambic pentameter · 25 linesMy Friendiambic pentameter · 14 linesCreationiambic pentameter · AABB · 15 linesRed Carnationsiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 28 linesLife Is Too Shortiambic pentameter · 21 linesA Sculptoriambic pentameter · 15 linesBeyondiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 30 linesThe Saddest Houriambic pentameter · 14 linesShow Me the Wayiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 24 linesMy Heritageiambic pentameter · ABBA · 24 linesResolveiambic pentameter · ABABCCDD · 16 linesAt Eleusisiambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesCourageiambic pentameter · 14 linesSolitudeiambic tetrameter · 24 linesThe Year Outgrows the Springiambic pentameter · ABAB · 24 linesThe Beautiful Land of Nodanapaestic trimeter · 28 linesThe Tigeriambic pentameter · AABB · 15 linesOnly a Simple Rhymeiambic pentameter · ABAB · 20 linesI Will Be Worthy of Itiambic tetrameter · 21 linesSonnetiambic pentameter · ABBA · 14 linesRegretiambic pentameter · 14 linesLet Me Lean Hardiambic pentameter · AABB · 21 linesPenaltyiambic pentameter · ABAB · 16 linesSunsetiambic pentameter · ABBA · 8 linesThe Wheel of the Breastiambic pentameter · 33 linesA Meetingiambic pentameter · ABAB · 24 linesEarnestnessiambic pentameter · ABABBAABCDECDE · 14 linesA Pictureiambic pentameter · ABBA · 8 linesTwin-Borniambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesFloodsiambic pentameter · 30 linesA Fableiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 48 lines
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