The poem tells the story of a scorned lover who seeks revenge against his former beloved. The narrator describes how he was once deeply in love with a woman, but she rejected him and instead chose another suitor. The narrator vows to take revenge on her for the pain she has caused him, declaring that he will make her regret the day she ever rejected him.
By Francesco Petrarca · First published 1373 · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Elegy