Fragment: Satan Broken Loose
A golden-winged angel, his hands and feet stained with devils' blood, stands before the Eternal Judgement-seat. The Father and Son know that Satan has broken his chain and is roaming the world with millions of daemons; before the angel tells his tale, a winglike sound is heard and the lamps before the seven archangels grow pale.
By Percy Bysshe Shelley · Genre: Narrative Poetry, Supernatural · 147 words
First lines
A golden-winged Angel stood / Before the Eternal Judgement-seat: / His looks were wild, and Devils' blood / Stained his dainty hands and feet. / The Father and the Son / Knew that strife was now begun. / They knew that Satan had broken his chain, / And with millions of daemons in his train, / Was ranging over the world again. / Before the Angel had told his tale, / A sweet and a creeping sound / Like the rushing of wings was heard around; / And suddenly the lamps grew pale- / The lamps, before the Archangels seven, / That burn continually in Heaven.
Genres
- Narrative Poetry — The verse recounts an angel's appearance before the judgement-seat and the ominous sound and dimming lamps that precede his tale.
- Supernatural — The scene places angels in Heaven while Satan, freed from his chain, ranges over the world with daemons.
Tags
angels · demons · Heaven · supernatural conflict · poetic fragment
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Narrative Poetry, Supernatural
- Length: 147 words
- Structure: 1 section, 1 paragraphs
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