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Per-section syllable signatures – line syllable counts joined by dashes (e.g. 8-6-8-6 for common meter, 8-8-8-8 for long meter). Computed from CMU Pronouncing Dictionary phoneme syllable counts. Sections containing out-of-dictionary words are skipped.

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#ValueSongs% of total
1Consistent line lengths29
2.6%
28-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 8, 8 syllables.

11
1.0%
39-9

A stanza whose successive lines run 9, 9 syllables.

8
0.7%
45-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 5 syllables.

7
0.6%
56-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 6 syllables.

6
0.5%
63-3-3-3

A stanza whose successive lines run 3, 3, 3, 3 syllables.

6
0.5%
77-7

A stanza whose successive lines run 7, 7 syllables.

6
0.5%
88-9

A stanza whose successive lines run 8, 9 syllables.

5
0.5%
910-10

A stanza whose successive lines run 10, 10 syllables.

5
0.5%
105-5-5-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 5, 5, 5 syllables.

5
0.5%
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119-7

A stanza whose successive lines run 9, 7 syllables.

5
0.5%
125-5-5-5-5-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 syllables.

4
0.4%
13Long meter

Long meter.

4
0.4%
1410-10-10-10

A stanza whose successive lines run 10, 10, 10, 10 syllables.

4
0.4%
15Trochaic tetrameter

Trochaic tetrameter.

4
0.4%
16Common meter

Common meter (most-used English hymn meter; ballad meter when combined with ABCB rhyme scheme).

4
0.4%
179-10

A stanza whose successive lines run 9, 10 syllables.

4
0.4%
188-8-7

A stanza whose successive lines run 8, 8, 7 syllables.

4
0.4%
198-6-8-6

Common meter (most-used English hymn meter; ballad meter when combined with ABCB rhyme scheme).

4
0.4%
207-7-7-7

Trochaic tetrameter.

4
0.4%
217-9

A stanza whose successive lines run 7, 9 syllables.

4
0.4%
228-8-8-8

Long meter.

4
0.4%
238-7-8-7

A stanza whose successive lines run 8, 7, 8, 7 syllables.

4
0.4%
244-4

A stanza whose successive lines run 4, 4 syllables.

4
0.4%
251-1-1-1

A stanza whose successive lines run 1, 1, 1, 1 syllables.

3
0.3%
262-2

A stanza whose successive lines run 2, 2 syllables.

3
0.3%
276-6-6-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 6, 6, 6 syllables.

3
0.3%
284-4-4

A stanza whose successive lines run 4, 4, 4 syllables.

3
0.3%
297-6-8-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 7, 6, 8, 6 syllables.

3
0.3%
309-6-9-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 9, 6, 9, 6 syllables.

3
0.3%
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3110-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 10, 8 syllables.

3
0.3%
321-2

A stanza whose successive lines run 1, 2 syllables.

3
0.3%
3312-7-12-7

A stanza whose successive lines run 12, 7, 12, 7 syllables.

3
0.3%
3410-11

A stanza whose successive lines run 10, 11 syllables.

3
0.3%
351-1

A stanza whose successive lines run 1, 1 syllables.

3
0.3%
365-4

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 4 syllables.

3
0.3%
379-9-9

A stanza whose successive lines run 9, 9, 9 syllables.

3
0.3%
3813-13

A stanza whose successive lines run 13, 13 syllables.

3
0.3%
397-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 7, 8 syllables.

3
0.3%
406-7-7-7-7

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 7, 7, 7, 7 syllables.

2
0.2%
418-10-11-3

A stanza whose successive lines run 8, 10, 11, 3 syllables.

2
0.2%
422-3

A stanza whose successive lines run 2, 3 syllables.

2
0.2%
434-10-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 4, 10, 5 syllables.

2
0.2%
448-8-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 8, 8, 8 syllables.

2
0.2%
454-4-4-4-4

A stanza whose successive lines run 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 syllables.

2
0.2%
465-4-4-4

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 4, 4, 4 syllables.

2
0.2%
473-3-3-3-3

A stanza whose successive lines run 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 syllables.

2
0.2%
483-4

A stanza whose successive lines run 3, 4 syllables.

2
0.2%
493-3

A stanza whose successive lines run 3, 3 syllables.

2
0.2%
507-7-8-7

A stanza whose successive lines run 7, 7, 8, 7 syllables.

2
0.2%
5115-16-15-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 15, 16, 15, 8 syllables.

2
0.2%
5212-13

A stanza whose successive lines run 12, 13 syllables.

2
0.2%
5311-7-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 11, 7, 6 syllables.

2
0.2%
545-5-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 5, 5 syllables.

2
0.2%
554-4-9

A stanza whose successive lines run 4, 4, 9 syllables.

2
0.2%
5611-10

A stanza whose successive lines run 11, 10 syllables.

2
0.2%
574-3

A stanza whose successive lines run 4, 3 syllables.

2
0.2%
589-8-9-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 9, 8, 9, 8 syllables.

2
0.2%
599-9-9-9

A stanza whose successive lines run 9, 9, 9, 9 syllables.

2
0.2%
606-6-3

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 6, 3 syllables.

2
0.2%
6117-12-15-16

A stanza whose successive lines run 17, 12, 15, 16 syllables.

2
0.2%
6210-9-10-9

A stanza whose successive lines run 10, 9, 10, 9 syllables.

2
0.2%
636-9

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 9 syllables.

2
0.2%
644-4-4-4

A stanza whose successive lines run 4, 4, 4, 4 syllables.

2
0.2%
65Isometric

The lines share a consistent metrical length throughout.

2
0.2%
6615-8-17-12

A stanza whose successive lines run 15, 8, 17, 12 syllables.

2
0.2%
678-8-8-7

A stanza whose successive lines run 8, 8, 8, 7 syllables.

2
0.2%
6812-9-11-12

A stanza whose successive lines run 12, 9, 11, 12 syllables.

2
0.2%
696-7-6-7

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 7, 6, 7 syllables.

2
0.2%
707-9-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 7, 9, 6 syllables.

2
0.2%
716-7-11

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 7, 11 syllables.

2
0.2%
725-5-9

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 5, 9 syllables.

2
0.2%
739-8-8-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 9, 8, 8, 8 syllables.

2
0.2%
747-8-9-4

A stanza whose successive lines run 7, 8, 9, 4 syllables.

2
0.2%
7510-9

A stanza whose successive lines run 10, 9 syllables.

2
0.2%
763-3-3

A stanza whose successive lines run 3, 3, 3 syllables.

2
0.2%
7711-11

A stanza whose successive lines run 11, 11 syllables.

2
0.2%
789-11

A stanza whose successive lines run 9, 11 syllables.

2
0.2%
797-7-10

A stanza whose successive lines run 7, 7, 10 syllables.

2
0.2%
809-9-9-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 9, 9, 9, 8 syllables.

2
0.2%
819-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 9, 8 syllables.

2
0.2%
827-5-7-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 7, 5, 7, 5 syllables.

2
0.2%
835-8-5-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 8, 5, 8 syllables.

2
0.2%
845-5-4

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 5, 4 syllables.

2
0.2%
8512-12

A stanza whose successive lines run 12, 12 syllables.

2
0.2%
8610-15

A stanza whose successive lines run 10, 15 syllables.

2
0.2%
875-7-5-7

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 7, 5, 7 syllables.

2
0.2%
885-7

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 7 syllables.

2
0.2%
891-1-1

A stanza whose successive lines run 1, 1, 1 syllables.

2
0.2%
906-3

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 3 syllables.

2
0.2%
918-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 8, 6 syllables.

2
0.2%
926-4-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 4, 6 syllables.

2
0.2%
938-9-8-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 8, 9, 8, 8 syllables.

2
0.2%
949-5-6-6-7

A stanza whose successive lines run 9, 5, 6, 6, 7 syllables.

1
0.1%
958-7-6-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 8, 7, 6, 5 syllables.

1
0.1%
966-10-6-8-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 10, 6, 8, 6 syllables.

1
0.1%
978-6-7-7-7-7

A stanza whose successive lines run 8, 6, 7, 7, 7, 7 syllables.

1
0.1%
985-11-11-2-5-11-11-4

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 11, 11, 2, 5, 11, 11, 4 syllables.

1
0.1%
995-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 5, 5, 5, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 syllables.

1
0.1%
1005-9-5-9

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 9, 5, 9 syllables.

1
0.1%
1017-9-10-10-10-7

A stanza whose successive lines run 7, 9, 10, 10, 10, 7 syllables.

1
0.1%
1026-4-7-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 4, 7, 6 syllables.

1
0.1%
1035-5-5-5-1

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 5, 5, 5, 1 syllables.

1
0.1%
1048-8-12-8-8-13-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 8, 8, 12, 8, 8, 13, 6 syllables.

1
0.1%
1056-8-6-7-7-7-7

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 8, 6, 7, 7, 7, 7 syllables.

1
0.1%
10611-7-9-7-9-6-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 11, 7, 9, 7, 9, 6, 6 syllables.

1
0.1%
10710-10-7-7

A stanza whose successive lines run 10, 10, 7, 7 syllables.

1
0.1%
10810-10-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 10, 10, 5 syllables.

1
0.1%
1097-9-7-9

A stanza whose successive lines run 7, 9, 7, 9 syllables.

1
0.1%
1107-7-6-7

A stanza whose successive lines run 7, 7, 6, 7 syllables.

1
0.1%
1114-4-10-4-4-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 4, 4, 10, 4, 4, 8 syllables.

1
0.1%
1128-8-10-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 8, 8, 10, 6 syllables.

1
0.1%
1139-10-13-12

A stanza whose successive lines run 9, 10, 13, 12 syllables.

1
0.1%
11416-12-13-3

A stanza whose successive lines run 16, 12, 13, 3 syllables.

1
0.1%
11512-11-13-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 12, 11, 13, 5 syllables.

1
0.1%
1168-8-12-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 8, 8, 12, 8 syllables.

1
0.1%
1175-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-6-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 3, 4, 6, 5 syllables.

1
0.1%
1183-4-3-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 3, 4, 3, 5 syllables.

1
0.1%
11912-11-13

A stanza whose successive lines run 12, 11, 13 syllables.

1
0.1%
12012-10-15-4-4

A stanza whose successive lines run 12, 10, 15, 4, 4 syllables.

1
0.1%
1214-9-4-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 4, 9, 4, 8 syllables.

1
0.1%
1229-8-9-9

A stanza whose successive lines run 9, 8, 9, 9 syllables.

1
0.1%
12311-8-4-5-4

A stanza whose successive lines run 11, 8, 4, 5, 4 syllables.

1
0.1%
12410-4-4-8-7

A stanza whose successive lines run 10, 4, 4, 8, 7 syllables.

1
0.1%
12511-10-11-16-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 11, 10, 11, 16, 5 syllables.

1
0.1%
1269-8-9-8-10-8-9-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 9, 8, 9, 8, 10, 8, 9, 8 syllables.

1
0.1%
1274-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-4-4

A stanza whose successive lines run 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1, 4, 4 syllables.

1
0.1%
1288-9-7

A stanza whose successive lines run 8, 9, 7 syllables.

1
0.1%
12911-3-11-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 11, 3, 11, 6 syllables.

1
0.1%
1304-4-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 4, 4, 5 syllables.

1
0.1%
1315-6-4-9

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 6, 4, 9 syllables.

1
0.1%
1327-11

A stanza whose successive lines run 7, 11 syllables.

1
0.1%
1337-7-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 7, 7, 6 syllables.

1
0.1%
1345-6-5-5-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 6, 5, 5, 6 syllables.

1
0.1%
1356-7-12-6-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 7, 12, 6, 6 syllables.

1
0.1%
1366-9-2

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 9, 2 syllables.

1
0.1%
13711-13-8-12

A stanza whose successive lines run 11, 13, 8, 12 syllables.

1
0.1%
1385-9-5-13

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 9, 5, 13 syllables.

1
0.1%
1396-9-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 9, 5 syllables.

1
0.1%
1406-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 5 syllables.

1
0.1%
14113-13-12

A stanza whose successive lines run 13, 13, 12 syllables.

1
0.1%
1426-5-5-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 5, 5, 6 syllables.

1
0.1%
14313-10-15-10

A stanza whose successive lines run 13, 10, 15, 10 syllables.

1
0.1%
1445-4-5-4-5-6-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 6, 6 syllables.

1
0.1%
1459-7-8-7-9-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 9, 7, 8, 7, 9, 6 syllables.

1
0.1%
1468-5-5-4

A stanza whose successive lines run 8, 5, 5, 4 syllables.

1
0.1%
14711-10-10-10

A stanza whose successive lines run 11, 10, 10, 10 syllables.

1
0.1%
1489-10-10-10

A stanza whose successive lines run 9, 10, 10, 10 syllables.

1
0.1%
1499-6-5-3

A stanza whose successive lines run 9, 6, 5, 3 syllables.

1
0.1%
15010-10-3-3-3-6-6-6-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 10, 10, 3, 3, 3, 6, 6, 6, 5 syllables.

1
0.1%
1519-8-6-10-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 9, 8, 6, 10, 5 syllables.

1
0.1%
1524-9-8-9

A stanza whose successive lines run 4, 9, 8, 9 syllables.

1
0.1%
1539-4-12-4-12-4-12-2

A stanza whose successive lines run 9, 4, 12, 4, 12, 4, 12, 2 syllables.

1
0.1%
1547-5-7-5-6-5-6-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 7, 5, 7, 5, 6, 5, 6, 5 syllables.

1
0.1%
1557-7-10-3-2

A stanza whose successive lines run 7, 7, 10, 3, 2 syllables.

1
0.1%
1568-8-13-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 8, 8, 13, 8 syllables.

1
0.1%
15711-11-10-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 11, 11, 10, 5 syllables.

1
0.1%
1586-4-6-4-1

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 4, 6, 4, 1 syllables.

1
0.1%
1597-5-5-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 7, 5, 5, 6 syllables.

1
0.1%
1606-6-6-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 6, 6, 5 syllables.

1
0.1%
16110-8-8-10-8-4

A stanza whose successive lines run 10, 8, 8, 10, 8, 4 syllables.

1
0.1%
1626-6-6-1

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 6, 6, 1 syllables.

1
0.1%
16313-10-10

A stanza whose successive lines run 13, 10, 10 syllables.

1
0.1%
1646-7-9-5-9-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 7, 9, 5, 9, 8 syllables.

1
0.1%
1656-6-6-6-6-7

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 7 syllables.

1
0.1%
1661-8-9-9-3-8-11-3-3

A stanza whose successive lines run 1, 8, 9, 9, 3, 8, 11, 3, 3 syllables.

1
0.1%
1677-6-11

A stanza whose successive lines run 7, 6, 11 syllables.

1
0.1%
1688-8-8-8-7-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 8, 8, 8, 8, 7, 8 syllables.

1
0.1%
1699-8-10-9-8-8-11

A stanza whose successive lines run 9, 8, 10, 9, 8, 8, 11 syllables.

1
0.1%
17010-10-10-10-10

A stanza whose successive lines run 10, 10, 10, 10, 10 syllables.

1
0.1%
1716-4-7-6-4-7-1

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 4, 7, 6, 4, 7, 1 syllables.

1
0.1%
1724-8-4-9-4-5-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 4, 8, 4, 9, 4, 5, 5 syllables.

1
0.1%
17310-5-4-3

A stanza whose successive lines run 10, 5, 4, 3 syllables.

1
0.1%
1745-4-6-4-4-3-3

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 4, 6, 4, 4, 3, 3 syllables.

1
0.1%
1759-7-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 9, 7, 8 syllables.

1
0.1%
17611-5-11-6-7-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 11, 5, 11, 6, 7, 5 syllables.

1
0.1%
1775-5-5-3

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 5, 5, 3 syllables.

1
0.1%
17810-11-11-16-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 10, 11, 11, 16, 5 syllables.

1
0.1%
1798-7-10-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 8, 7, 10, 6 syllables.

1
0.1%
18015-3

A stanza whose successive lines run 15, 3 syllables.

1
0.1%
1814-9-4-9

A stanza whose successive lines run 4, 9, 4, 9 syllables.

1
0.1%
1827-6-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 7, 6, 8 syllables.

1
0.1%
1838-8-2-8-8-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 8, 8, 2, 8, 8, 8 syllables.

1
0.1%
1846-9-6-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 9, 6, 8 syllables.

1
0.1%
1859-5-11-8-9-5-10-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 9, 5, 11, 8, 9, 5, 10, 5 syllables.

1
0.1%
1866-6-5-7

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 6, 5, 7 syllables.

1
0.1%
1876-5-6-5-7-5-7-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 5, 6, 5, 7, 5, 7, 5 syllables.

1
0.1%
1888-5-3-7-10-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 8, 5, 3, 7, 10, 8 syllables.

1
0.1%
18911-9

A stanza whose successive lines run 11, 9 syllables.

1
0.1%
1908-6-5-8-7-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 8, 6, 5, 8, 7, 8 syllables.

1
0.1%
1915-8-6-5-7-7

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 8, 6, 5, 7, 7 syllables.

1
0.1%
1922-5-2-5-12-12

A stanza whose successive lines run 2, 5, 2, 5, 12, 12 syllables.

1
0.1%
1936-6-10

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 6, 10 syllables.

1
0.1%
1947-10-11

A stanza whose successive lines run 7, 10, 11 syllables.

1
0.1%
1954-6-3-6-3-6-4-4-6-3-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 4, 6, 3, 6, 3, 6, 4, 4, 6, 3, 6 syllables.

1
0.1%
1968-4-8-4-11-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 8, 4, 8, 4, 11, 5 syllables.

1
0.1%
1975-7-3-3

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 7, 3, 3 syllables.

1
0.1%
1984-4-4-4-4-4-4-8-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 8, 6 syllables.

1
0.1%
1995-13-2

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 13, 2 syllables.

1
0.1%
2006-5-6-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 5, 6, 6 syllables.

1
0.1%
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