This is an analysis of the poem Lindy Lou that begins with:

If the good King only knew,
Lindy Lou,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aAaabbaA cAcaddaA eAeaffaA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0001101 101 1010111 001 1111001 1111101 1110111 101 1111101 101 1111101 101 1110111 1010101 0111111 101 1110101 101 1110011 101 1111111 0110101 1010111 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 223
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; would, i are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word lou at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Lindy Lou;
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