Analysis of The Accounte Of W. Canynges Feast

Thomas Chatterton 1752 (Bristol) – 1770 (Holborn)



THOROWE the halle the belle han sounde;
Byelecoyle doe the Grave beseeme;
The ealdermenne doe sytte arounde,
Ande snoffelle oppe the cheorte steeme.
Lyche asses wylde ynne desarte waste
Swotelye the morneynge ayre doe taste.
Syke keene theie ate; the minitrels plaie,
The dynne of angelles doe theie keepe;
Heie stylle the guestes ha ne to saie,
Butte nodde yer thankes ande falle aslape.
Thus echone daie bee I to deene,
Gyf Rowley, Iscamm, or Tyb. Gorges be ne seene.


Scheme ABABAACDEDFF
Poetic Form
Metre 1010111 11011 01111 111011 1101111 101111 1111011 0111111 11011111 1111111 1111111 11011110111
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 467
Words 82
Sentences 6
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 375
Words per stanza (avg) 80
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 20, 2023

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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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