On The Last Epiphany (Or Christ Coming To Judgment) by Thomas Chatterton: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem On The Last Epiphany (Or Christ Coming To Judgment) that begins with:

Behold! just coming from above,
The judge, with majesty and love!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcddeeffccggg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110001 01010011 01011101 10110101 01010101 01110101 110101001 11011101 11011101 010111001 11010111 01011101 01011101 110101001 110010001 1111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 579
  • Average number of words per stanza: 102
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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