Analysis of Le Testament: Epitaph et Rondeau
François Villon 1431 (Paris) – 1463
Here there lies, and sleeps in the grave,
One whom Love killed with his scorn,
A poor little scholar in every way,
He was named François Villon.
He never reaped a morsel of corn:
Willed all away, as all men know:
Bed, table, and basket all are gone.
Gallants, now sing his song below:
Oh, grant him now eternal peace,
Lord, and everlasting light,
He wasn't worth a candle bright,
Nor even a sprig of parsley.
Of eyebrows, hair, and beard he's free,
A turnip scraped with a spade, all right:
Oh, grant him now eternal peace.
Exiled with strict severity,
Rapped behind with a spade, despite
It all he cried: ‘Appeal, for me!'
- Which wasn't the height of subtlety.
Oh, grant him now eternal peace.
Scheme | xaxaabxb CddeedC edeeC |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Etheree (20%) |
Metre | 11101001 1111111 01101001001 111111 110101011 11011111 110010111 1111101 11110101 100101 11010101 11001110 1110111 010110111 11110101 1110100 10110101 11110111 110011100 11110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 710 |
Words | 132 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 7, 5 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 176 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 44 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 16, 2023
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