This is an analysis of Lusty Youth Should Us Ensue by Henry VIII, King of England.

1 Lusty Youth should us ensue.
2 His merry heart shall sure all rue.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd eXeX XXee XdeX aaff ggffc
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,5,
  • Metre: 11011101 101011111 1110101111 1001111101 111111010001 111101001001 111011101011 11100101111 11110111 1111001001 11111010 110101010 1100100110 111100101110 111110101 111010010 10010101100 1011111000 11011010 11110110 111011101 11110110001 11001111010 11101010011 111010111 110111101 111111101 111011111 01
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 29

Repeated words/phrases

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