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Holy Thursday : Key info

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Holy Thursday is a notable literary work by William Blake. A complete discussion of this literary work is given, which will help you enhance your literary skills and prepare for the exam. Read the Main texts, Key info, Summary, Themes, Characters, Literary devices, Quotations, Notes, to various questions of Holy Thursday.

Key info

Title: Holy Thursday

Author: William Blake (1757-1827)

Title of Author: Precursor of Romanticism

Published Date: First published in 1789

Genre: A lyric poem

Tone: Celebratory and Joyful.

Stanzas: Three quatrains (four-line stanzas)

Total Lines: 12 lines.

Rhyme Scheme: AABB style in each stanza

Setting: A London church on Holy Thursday