Nets to Catch the Wind
Elinor Wylie's first book, cool and exact: "Velvet Shoes", "Wild Peaches".
Measured across the book
Across its 655 lines, 95% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 94% to 96%). Alliteration runs at 1.14 times what shuffling the words would give (0.30 observed against 0.26 expected). 15% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Beautycommon measure · ABAB · 12 linesThe Eagle and the Moleiambic trimeter · ABAB · 24 linesMadman's Songtrochaic pentameter · 12 linesThe Prinkin' Leddieiambic pentameter · AABB · 28 linesAugustiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Crooked Stick16 linesAtavismiambic pentameter · 14 linesWild Peachesiambic pentameter · 55 linesSanctuarytrochaic pentameter · ABAB · 12 linesThe Lion and the Lambiambic trimeter · ABAB · 20 linesThe Church-Bellcommon measure · ABAB · 28 linesA Crowded Trolley Carcommon measure · ABAB · 20 linesBells in the Rainiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesWinter Sleeptrochaic pentameter · AABB · 30 linesVillage Mysteryiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesSunset on the Spireiambic dimeter · 24 linesEscapeiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesThe Fairy Goldsmithiambic trimeter · AABCCB · 54 lines"Fire and Sleet and Candlelight"iambic trimeter · ABAB · 32 linesBlood Feudiambic pentameter · 14 linesSea Lullabyanapaestic dimeter · ABAB · 24 linesNancyiambic pentameter · 14 linesA Proud Ladyiambic trimeter · ABAB · 28 linesThe Tortoise in Eternitycommon measure · ABAB · 16 linesIncantationiambic dimeter · ABAB · 24 linesSilver Filigreeiambic trimeter · ABAB · 16 linesThe Falconiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesBronze Trumpets and Sea Water— On Turning Latin into Englishiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesSpring Pastoraliambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesVelvet Shoesiambic trimeter · ABABB · 20 linesValentineiambic trimeter · ABAB · 28 lines
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Public domain. Text from Nets to Catch the Wind, Project Gutenberg ebook #6682. Free to read, print, copy and reuse.