to England!". This term originated from Alfred Canel's travelogue Blason Populaire de la Normandie (1859), in which people from Normandy boasted about themselves while sneering at other regions. Related genres Other cultures have types of blason poetry. For instance, Ethiopia has a genre of poetry called Mälkəˀ, meaning "image" or "portrait,” generally written in the language of Gəˁəz in honor of sacred individuals. Such poems list and eulogize the spiritual powers of the saint, using the metaphor of various body parts, starting with the hair, eyelashes, tongue, and lips, moving down to the throat, breasts, and belly, and from there down to legs and toes, among other parts. For an example, see the poem Mälkəˀa Wälättä Ṗeṭros: Hail to your back, which cast off luxurious cloaks,and to your chest, a banquet-table for the wretched.Walatta Petros, our mother, lover of fasting and prayer,request forgiveness for our sins before the Lord:Thus we implore you, we who are yours. See also Emblem book Coat of arms Blazon References French poetic forms