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The syllable count of each line in a section, written as a pattern. 8-6-8-6 is common meter and 8-8-8-8 is long meter.

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All Values(899)

#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%
53-3-3-3

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

6
0.5%
67-7

A stanza whose successive lines run 7, 7 syllables.

6
0.5%
76-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 6 syllables.

6
0.5%
89-7

A stanza whose successive lines run 9, 7 syllables.

5
0.5%
95-5-5-5

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

5
0.5%
108-9

A stanza whose successive lines run 8, 9 syllables.

5
0.5%
1110-10

A stanza whose successive lines run 10, 10 syllables.

5
0.5%
124-4

A stanza whose successive lines run 4, 4 syllables.

4
0.4%
13Long meter

Long meter.

4
0.4%
148-8-8-8

Long meter.

4
0.4%
15Common meter

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

4
0.4%
1610-10-10-10

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

4
0.4%
175-5-5-5-5-5

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

4
0.4%
188-6-8-6

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

4
0.4%
198-7-8-7

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

4
0.4%
207-7-7-7

Trochaic tetrameter.

4
0.4%
218-8-7

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

4
0.4%
22Trochaic tetrameter

Trochaic tetrameter.

4
0.4%
237-9

A stanza whose successive lines run 7, 9 syllables.

4
0.4%
249-10

A stanza whose successive lines run 9, 10 syllables.

4
0.4%
251-1-1-1

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

3
0.3%
2610-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 10, 8 syllables.

3
0.3%
279-6-9-6

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

3
0.3%
282-2

A stanza whose successive lines run 2, 2 syllables.

3
0.3%
296-6-6-6

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

3
0.3%
3012-7-12-7

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

3
0.3%
315-4

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 4 syllables.

3
0.3%
3210-11

A stanza whose successive lines run 10, 11 syllables.

3
0.3%
331-2

A stanza whose successive lines run 1, 2 syllables.

3
0.3%
341-1

A stanza whose successive lines run 1, 1 syllables.

3
0.3%
3513-13

A stanza whose successive lines run 13, 13 syllables.

3
0.3%
367-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 7, 8 syllables.

3
0.3%
379-9-9

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

3
0.3%
384-4-4

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

3
0.3%
397-6-8-6

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

3
0.3%
407-9-6

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

2
0.2%
418-10-11-3

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

2
0.2%
426-9

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 9 syllables.

2
0.2%
4310-15

A stanza whose successive lines run 10, 15 syllables.

2
0.2%
444-4-4-4

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

2
0.2%
4511-11

A stanza whose successive lines run 11, 11 syllables.

2
0.2%
469-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 9, 8 syllables.

2
0.2%
478-8-8-7

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

2
0.2%
483-3-3

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

2
0.2%
496-7-11

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

2
0.2%
509-8-9-8

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

2
0.2%
517-8-9-4

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

2
0.2%
527-7-10

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

2
0.2%
535-5-5

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

2
0.2%
542-3

A stanza whose successive lines run 2, 3 syllables.

2
0.2%
5515-16-15-8

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

2
0.2%
566-7-7-7-7

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

2
0.2%
5715-8-17-12

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

2
0.2%
5817-12-15-16

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

2
0.2%
599-8-8-8

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

2
0.2%
6012-13

A stanza whose successive lines run 12, 13 syllables.

2
0.2%
615-5-4

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

2
0.2%
6211-10

A stanza whose successive lines run 11, 10 syllables.

2
0.2%
638-9-8-8

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

2
0.2%
646-4-6

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

2
0.2%
651-1-1

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

2
0.2%
6610-9

A stanza whose successive lines run 10, 9 syllables.

2
0.2%
673-3-3-3-3

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

2
0.2%
684-4-4-4-4

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

2
0.2%
6912-12

A stanza whose successive lines run 12, 12 syllables.

2
0.2%
703-3

A stanza whose successive lines run 3, 3 syllables.

2
0.2%
718-8-8

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

2
0.2%
723-4

A stanza whose successive lines run 3, 4 syllables.

2
0.2%
7312-9-11-12

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

2
0.2%
7411-7-6

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

2
0.2%
754-3

A stanza whose successive lines run 4, 3 syllables.

2
0.2%
765-8-5-8

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

2
0.2%
775-4-4-4

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

2
0.2%
784-10-5

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

2
0.2%
79Isometric

The lines share a consistent metrical length throughout.

2
0.2%
807-5-7-5

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

2
0.2%
819-9-9-9

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

2
0.2%
825-5-9

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

2
0.2%
839-9-9-8

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

2
0.2%
845-7-5-7

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

2
0.2%
856-6-3

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

2
0.2%
869-11

A stanza whose successive lines run 9, 11 syllables.

2
0.2%
876-3

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 3 syllables.

2
0.2%
8810-9-10-9

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

2
0.2%
897-7-8-7

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

2
0.2%
906-7-6-7

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

2
0.2%
918-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 8, 6 syllables.

2
0.2%
924-4-9

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

2
0.2%
935-7

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 7 syllables.

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

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

1
0.1%
9515-8-10-6-6-7

A stanza whose successive lines run 15, 8, 10, 6, 6, 7 syllables.

1
0.1%
968-6-7-7-7-7

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

1
0.1%
979-7-6-8-6-7

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

1
0.1%
989-10-8-7-6-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 9, 10, 8, 7, 6, 8 syllables.

1
0.1%
998-9-8-10-4-6-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 8, 9, 8, 10, 4, 6, 6 syllables.

1
0.1%
1008-9-9-9-6-6

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

1
0.1%
1016-6-6-6-6-7

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

1
0.1%
1027-6-8-6-7-9

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

1
0.1%
1038-8-8-6

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

1
0.1%
1048-9-3-10

A stanza whose successive lines run 8, 9, 3, 10 syllables.

1
0.1%
1057-8-3-10

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

1
0.1%
10610-10-2-2

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

1
0.1%
10710-9-3-10

A stanza whose successive lines run 10, 9, 3, 10 syllables.

1
0.1%
1082-7-9-4

A stanza whose successive lines run 2, 7, 9, 4 syllables.

1
0.1%
1093-7-4-7

A stanza whose successive lines run 3, 7, 4, 7 syllables.

1
0.1%
1104-4-2-3

A stanza whose successive lines run 4, 4, 2, 3 syllables.

1
0.1%
11111-9-4

A stanza whose successive lines run 11, 9, 4 syllables.

1
0.1%
1126-8-8-4

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

1
0.1%
1135-6-5-5-6

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

1
0.1%
1145-5-5-5-7

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

1
0.1%
1156-8-6-7-1

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 8, 6, 7, 1 syllables.

1
0.1%
1166-8-6-7-7-7-7

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

1
0.1%
1176-8-6-7

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

1
0.1%
1187-8-8-10-11-4-9-9

A stanza whose successive lines run 7, 8, 8, 10, 11, 4, 9, 9 syllables.

1
0.1%
1195-2-6-2

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 2, 6, 2 syllables.

1
0.1%
1204-9-8-9

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

1
0.1%
1212-6-2

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

1
0.1%
1228-8-10-10

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

1
0.1%
12310-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 10, 5 syllables.

1
0.1%
1247-5-7-5-6-5-6-5

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

1
0.1%
1255-6-7-5

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

1
0.1%
1266-5-6-5-7-5-7-5

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

1
0.1%
12711-11-10-5

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

1
0.1%
1289-6-10-6

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

1
0.1%
1299-5-10-6

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

1
0.1%
1306-8-6-8-7-7-6

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

1
0.1%
1313-7-3-8

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

1
0.1%
1327-7-6

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

1
0.1%
1336-8-6-8-7-7-6-1

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 8, 6, 8, 7, 7, 6, 1 syllables.

1
0.1%
1346-9-9-8-7-7-6

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

1
0.1%
13511-10-9

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

1
0.1%
13613-10-9

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

1
0.1%
13715-8-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 15, 8, 6 syllables.

1
0.1%
1386-8-5

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

1
0.1%
1398-5-8-8

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

1
0.1%
1406-9-4

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

1
0.1%
1416-9-5

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

1
0.1%
1425-5-4-5

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

1
0.1%
1437-10

A stanza whose successive lines run 7, 10 syllables.

1
0.1%
1446-5-7-6-4-4-6-5-8-6-4-4

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 5, 7, 6, 4, 4, 6, 5, 8, 6, 4, 4 syllables.

1
0.1%
1459-9-8-13

A stanza whose successive lines run 9, 9, 8, 13 syllables.

1
0.1%
1466-4-6-4-2

A stanza whose successive lines run 6, 4, 6, 4, 2 syllables.

1
0.1%
1476-4-6-4-4

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

1
0.1%
1489-7-8-7-9-6

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

1
0.1%
1498-6-9-6-8-6-1

A stanza whose successive lines run 8, 6, 9, 6, 8, 6, 1 syllables.

1
0.1%
1504-1-4

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

1
0.1%
1518-6-9-6-8-6

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

1
0.1%
1528-7-8-8-8-6

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

1
0.1%
15311-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 11, 8 syllables.

1
0.1%
1547-4-7-6

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

1
0.1%
1557-7-6-7-7-5

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

1
0.1%
1566-4-7-6

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

1
0.1%
1577-2-8-3

A stanza whose successive lines run 7, 2, 8, 3 syllables.

1
0.1%
1587-5-5-6

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

1
0.1%
15912-9

A stanza whose successive lines run 12, 9 syllables.

1
0.1%
16011-6-6-9

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

1
0.1%
1619-9-11-9-9

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

1
0.1%
1629-9-11-9

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

1
0.1%
1635-6-6-6-8

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

1
0.1%
1646-5-6-5-6-9-6-5

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

1
0.1%
1657-9-6-9

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

1
0.1%
1664-5-5-5-6-8-6-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 8, 6, 5 syllables.

1
0.1%
1675-5-5-5-6-8-6-5

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

1
0.1%
1684-10-4

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

1
0.1%
1695-10-11-2

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 10, 11, 2 syllables.

1
0.1%
17010-4

A stanza whose successive lines run 10, 4 syllables.

1
0.1%
1715-10-10-2

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 10, 10, 2 syllables.

1
0.1%
1727-6-10-6-6-2

A stanza whose successive lines run 7, 6, 10, 6, 6, 2 syllables.

1
0.1%
17314-9-6-8-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 14, 9, 6, 8, 8 syllables.

1
0.1%
17412-10-6-8-8

A stanza whose successive lines run 12, 10, 6, 8, 8 syllables.

1
0.1%
17511-11-8-10-7

A stanza whose successive lines run 11, 11, 8, 10, 7 syllables.

1
0.1%
17611-10-8-10-7

A stanza whose successive lines run 11, 10, 8, 10, 7 syllables.

1
0.1%
17713-14-6-4-7-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 13, 14, 6, 4, 7, 5 syllables.

1
0.1%
17811-11-7-4-7-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 11, 11, 7, 4, 7, 5 syllables.

1
0.1%
1795-8-4-5-5

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

1
0.1%
18012-12-7-4-7-5

A stanza whose successive lines run 12, 12, 7, 4, 7, 5 syllables.

1
0.1%
18110-9-8-10

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

1
0.1%
18215-15-8-14

A stanza whose successive lines run 15, 15, 8, 14 syllables.

1
0.1%
18315-13-8-14

A stanza whose successive lines run 15, 13, 8, 14 syllables.

1
0.1%
1844-9-4-9

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

1
0.1%
1859-10-10-10

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

1
0.1%
18611-7-9-7-9-6-6

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

1
0.1%
1879-10-10-9

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

1
0.1%
18811-10-10-10

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

1
0.1%
18912-7-9-7-8-6-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 12, 7, 9, 7, 8, 6, 6 syllables.

1
0.1%
19011-7-9-7-8-6-6

A stanza whose successive lines run 11, 7, 9, 7, 8, 6, 6 syllables.

1
0.1%
1918-8-6-7-9

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

1
0.1%
1924-5-6-9

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

1
0.1%
1938-7-9-6

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

1
0.1%
1946-9-7

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

1
0.1%
1954-7-7-4

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

1
0.1%
1965-9-7

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

1
0.1%
1973-7-7-4

A stanza whose successive lines run 3, 7, 7, 4 syllables.

1
0.1%
1985-5-12-4

A stanza whose successive lines run 5, 5, 12, 4 syllables.

1
0.1%
19914-8-14-9

A stanza whose successive lines run 14, 8, 14, 9 syllables.

1
0.1%
20012-4

A stanza whose successive lines run 12, 4 syllables.

1
0.1%
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