This is an analysis of Alac, Alac, What Shall I Do by Henry VIII, King of England.

Alac, alac, what shall I do,
For care is cast into my hart,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXX
  • Stanza lengths: 3,
  • Metre: 10101111 11010011 1111010
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 3