When performing, these unique qualities immerse the audience more deeply into the poem, creating a more enjoyable experience. For example, many of his works were written to a melody or adopted one soon after, which further reinforces the melodic devices present in his work. For example, alliteration is a recurring pattern in several poems. This includes “wonderful woods” in “In Memory of a Child” (Lindsay, Collected Poems, 289) and “humble hours” in “The Dandelion” (309). An example of onomatopoeia is in the first and last lines of "A Dirge for a Righteous Kitten" with "ding-dong" (135). Another device that enriches the lyrical lines of Vachel's poems is repetition. Whether to emphasize a point or create a chant, Lindsay found repetition a reliable, if worn, key in his toolbox of poetic tools. For example, in "The King of Yellow Butterflies" he repeats: "they tremble by the shallow pond", "they climb into your cattle barn" and other verses four times each (Lindsay, Chinese Nightingale,