Example of Alexandrian Verses

The Alexandrian verse It is the verse of fourteen metric syllables, this verse is composed of two hemistichs of seven syllables each, the Alexandrian verses are accentuated in the third and thirteenth syllables respectively.

The Alexandrian verses have their origin in France. They are called Alexandrian verses the poems “Le Roman d’Alexandre” written by Alexandre de Paris and the poem “Alexandreis” by the poet “Gautier de Chátillon”.

The hemistichs are separated by bold and underlined in the third example so that it is understood less.

Example of Alexandrian verses:

Example 1: YESTERDAY

With three genuflections the teuctlis boarded
the throne; each teuctli carried his treasure:
Lord, my Lord, then great Lord, they exclaimed,
and they left, waving their golden hooves.

Author: Amado Nervo.

Example 2: A LOST VALLEY

The memory grunts across the dark roof,
he wanders through the mist with steps of patent leather,
gray down in the wind, tidal toy,
Wanderer kite, tired snail.

The memory rests, dozes, nods,
thought dwells on the edge of the sun,

glacial mute witness, efficient executor
of the internal alembic, of the human crucible.
When he emits his voice, he raises the moan,

the chords of a longed-for song explode
and the stone echoes of him are bitter throbbing.

When he stokes his fire, oblivion flashes,
metals melt with spikenard of passion
and the ashes veil the whole lost valley.

Example 3.- YESTERDAY

It's already a long timethat I look for his face,
it's been many yearsthat I live sad,
it's been many years nowthat i'm sick
And it's for a kiss that you gave me!