Analysis of Ælla, A Tragical Interlude - Entroductionne

Thomas Chatterton 1752 (Bristol) – 1770 (Holborn)



Somme cherisaunei 'tys to gentle mynde,
Whan heie have chevyced theyre londe from bayne ,
Whan theie ar dedd, theie leave yer name behynde,
And theyre good deedes doe on the earthe remayne;
Downe yn the grave wee ynhyme everych steyne,
Whylest al her gentlenesse ys made to sheene,
Lyche fetyve baubels geasonne to be seene.

Ælla, the wardenne of thys castell stede,
Whylest Saxons dyd the Englysche sceptre swaie,
Who made whole troupes of Dacyan men to blede,
Then seel'd hys eyne, and seel'd hys eyne for aie,
Wee rowze hym uppe before the judgment daie,
To sale what he, as clergyond , can kenne,
And howe hee sojourned in the vale of men.


Scheme ABABBBB AXAXABX
Poetic Form
Metre 1111101 11111111 111111111 011111011 11011111 11011111 1111111 10111101 110101101 111111111 1111011111 1111010101 11111111 011100111
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 640
Words 115
Sentences 3
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 7, 7
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 36
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 253
Words per stanza (avg) 58
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Thomas Chatterton

Thomas Chatterton was an English poet and forger of pseudo-medieval poetry. He committed suicide, dying of arsenic poisoning. His works and death were much discussed posthumously and had an influence on the Romantic movement. more…

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