 At this time Słowacki's was a target of a number of Polish literary critics, hostile to his works and ideology, and this poem was one of his replies to them.This poem is an example of the poetical testament ("testament poetycki") genre.In this type of work, somewhat similar to a brief autobiography in verse, and inspired by "Non omnis moriar" (Latin for "Not all of me will die") of Horace, the poet usually conveys his or her ideologies and beliefs, as well as wishes and hopes.