Analysis of Le Testament: Ballade: A S'amye
François Villon 1431 (Paris) – 1463
F alse beauty that costs me so dear,
R ough indeed, a hypocrite sweetness,
A mor, like iron on the teeth and harder,
N amed only to achieve my sure distress,
C harm that's murderous, poor heart's death,
O covert pride that sends men to ruin,
I mplacable eyes, won't true redress
S uccour a poor man, without crushing?
M uch better elsewhere to search for
A id: it would have been more to my honour:
R etreat I must, and fly with dishonour,
T hough none else then would have cast a lure.
H elp me, help me, you greater and lesser!
E nd then? With not even one blow landing?
Or will Pity, in line with all I ask here,
Succour a poor man, without crushing?
That time will come that will surely wither
Your bright flower, it will wilt and yellow,
Then if I can grin, I'll call on laughter,
But, yet, that would be foolish though:
You'll be pale and ugly: and I'll be old,
Drink deep then, while the stream's still flowing:
And don't bring trouble on all men so,
Succour a poor man, without crushing.
Amorous Prince, the greatest lover,
I want no evil that's of your doing,
But, by God, all noble hearts must offer
To succour a poor man, without crushing.
Scheme | axbcxxcd xaaxbdxD bebexdeD bdbd |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111011111 110101010 01110101010 11101011101 111100111 1101111110 1111101 110110110 11101111 0111111111 11110111 1111111101 11111110010 11111101110 11100111111 10110110 1111111010 1110111010 1111111110 11111101 1110100111 111101110 011101111 10110110 100101010 1111011110 1111101110 110110110 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,134 |
Words | 221 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 4 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 219 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 55 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 10, 2023
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