Al Que Quiere!
William Carlos Williams's early free verse: "Danse Russe", "Tract", "January Morning".
Measured across the book
Across its 1,599 lines, 91% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 90% to 92%). Alliteration runs at 1.02 times what shuffling the words would give (0.16 observed against 0.16 expected). 49% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Sub Terratrochaic trimeter · unrhymed · 37 linesPastoraltrochaic trimeter · unrhymed · 19 linesChickory and Daisies Iiambic dimeter · unrhymed · 20 linesChickory and Daisies II4 linesMetric Figureiambic trimeter · 12 linesWoman Walkingtrochaic tetrameter · 28 linesGullsunrhymed · 18 linesAppealiambic trimeter · unrhymed · 10 linesIn Harborunrhymed · 18 linesWinter Sunsetiambic dimeter · 20 linesApologytrochaic trimeter · unrhymed · 11 linesAlso5 linesPastoraliambic trimeter · 25 linesLove Songtrochaic trimeter · unrhymed · 41 linesTractiambic tetrameter · unrhymed · 70 linesPromenadetrochaic trimeter · unrhymed · 47 linesHeroiambic dimeter · unrhymed · 13 linesLibertad! Igualdad! Fraternidad!unrhymed · 14 linesCantharaiambic trimeter · unrhymed · 15 linesMujeriambic trimeter · unrhymed · 9 linesSummer Song16 linesLove Songiambic dimeter · 14 linesForeigntrochaic tetrameter · unrhymed · 20 linesA Preludetrochaic tetrameter · 9 linesHistorytrochaic tetrameter · unrhymed · 108 linesWinter Quiet11 linesDawnunrhymed · 15 linesGood Nighttrochaic trimeter · 34 linesDanse Russe17 linesPortrait of a Woman in Bediambic dimeter · 50 linesVirtuetrochaic trimeter · 34 linesConquesttrochaic trimeter · 13 linesPortrait of a Young Man with a Bad Hearttrochaic trimeter · unrhymed · 23 linesKeller Gegen Domiambic trimeter · 30 linesSmell!14 linesBallettrochaic dimeter · 49 linesSympathetic Portrait of a Childunrhymed · 23 linesThe Ogreunrhymed · 19 linesRiposteunrhymed · 11 linesThe Old Mentrochaic trimeter · unrhymed · 22 linesPastoralunrhymed · 37 linesTreestrochaic tetrameter · 19 linesA Portrait in Greys18 linesInvitationiambic trimeter · 19 linesDivertimientounrhymed · 15 linesSuitetrochaic tetrameter · 81 linesTo a Solitary Discipleiambic dimeter · unrhymed · 42 linesDedication for a Plot of Groundtrochaic tetrameter · unrhymed · 42 linesK. McB20 linesLove Songtrochaic trimeter · 14 linesAdvent29 linesClaritytrochaic pentameter · 34 linesBroadwayiambic pentameter · 50 linesPaterson—The Striketrochaic pentameter · unrhymed · 45 linesAbroadtrochaic tetrameter · 51 linesSoothsayiambic tetrameter · 115 lines
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Public domain. Text from A Book of Poems, Al Que Quiere!, Project Gutenberg ebook #51997. Free to read, print, copy and reuse.