Despite the light breeze of romanticism which wafts through his verse, as critic Rexhep Qosja once put it, this creative assimilation of folklore remains strongly fused with a realist current, at times ironic, which takes its roots in part from the ethics of revolt in the tradition of Migjeni and Esad Mekuli. Mehmeti's poetic restlessness is, nonetheless, not focused on messianic protest or social criticism but on artistic creativity and individual perfection.
While his poetry has a romantic air, as critic Rexhep Qosja observed, it also incorporates a strong realist current, sometimes ironic, which draws inspiration from the ethics of revolt in the tradition of Migjeni and Esad Mekuli.  Mehmeti's poetic drive is not directed towards messianic protest or social criticism but toward artistic creativity and personal excellence.