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Fantasy · Poetry

The Culprit Fay, and Other Poems

by Joseph Rodman Drake

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The Culprit Fay, and Other Poems is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to Joseph Rodman Drake. Catalog subjects include American poetry -- 19th century; Fairies -- Poetry; New York (State) -- Poetry. This edition retains the source text, including any introductory material and notes.

First published
Unknown year
Language
English
Copyright status
Public domain

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B2–C1 · Deep reading

The Culprit Fay, and Other Poems is calibrated from 11,703 sampled words across 20 chapters: sentences average 30.1 words, 53.1% exceed 24 words and 2.6% of words are nine letters or longer.

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Extended sentences averaging 30.1 words, with 29.4% reaching 40 words or more

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Table of contents

20 chapters

  1. 01Index.2 min
  2. 02THE CULPRIT FAY.21 min
  3. 03TO A FRIEND.5 min
  4. 04EXTRACTS FROM LEON. AN UNFINISHED POEM.13 min
  5. 05NIAGARA.2 min
  6. 06SONG.2 min
  7. 07SONG. — Section 72 min
  8. 08WRITTEN IN A LADY’S ALBUM.2 min
  9. 09LINES to a lady, on hearing her sing “cushlamachree.”2 min
  10. 10LINES written on leaving new rochelle.2 min
  11. 11HOPE.2 min
  12. 12FRAGMENT.2 min
  13. 13TO ---2 min
  14. 14LINES.2 min
  15. 15TO EVA.2 min
  16. 16TO A LADY with a withered violet.2 min
  17. 17BRONX.2 min
  18. 18SONG. — Section 182 min
  19. 19TO SARAH.2 min
  20. 20THE AMERICAN FLAG.2 min
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