▁Form ▁ ▁The ▁poem ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁ 6 , 1 8 0 ▁lines ▁grouped ▁in ▁ 5 - line , ▁mon o - rh ym ed ▁st anz as , ▁and ▁the ▁form ▁is ▁of ▁a ▁" d ign ified ▁and ▁serious ▁a lex andr ine ." ▁It ▁is ▁written ▁in ▁vern ac ular ▁French , ▁slightly ▁affected ▁by ▁Pic ard ▁and ▁Ang lo - N orm an . ▁The ▁Pic ard ism ▁comes ▁from ▁Pont - S ain te - Max ence ' s ▁close ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁Pic ard y , ▁which ▁Gu ern es ▁down plays ▁by ▁highlight ing ▁that ▁Pont - S ain te - Max ence ▁is ▁within ▁France ' s ▁boundaries , ▁therefore ▁his ▁language ▁is ▁good . ▁The ▁poem ▁is ▁further ▁col oured ▁with ▁hints ▁of ▁Ang lo - N orm an ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁copied ▁by ▁Ang lo - N orm an ▁scri bes . ▁Gu ern es ' s ▁language ▁is ▁relatively ▁free ▁of ▁dialect al ▁tra its , ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁therefore ▁been ▁concluded ▁that ▁he ▁wrote ▁in ▁the ▁literary ▁language ▁of ▁the ▁period . ▁ ▁Both ▁versions ▁of ▁Gu ern es ' s ▁poem ▁adopt ▁a ▁similar ▁narr ative ▁structure ▁as ▁Edward ▁Gr im ' s ▁bi ography ▁of ▁Be cket , ▁but ▁Gu ern es ▁also ▁adapt s ▁his ▁materials , ▁adds ▁to ▁them , ▁and ▁cont ributes ▁his ▁own ▁opinions . ▁ ▁Style ▁ ▁The ▁poem ▁contains ▁elements ▁of ▁two ▁h agi ographical ▁gen res : ▁the ▁hero ic