Mia Ventura Ed Amor M' Avean Si Adorno
The poem describes the speaker's emotional turmoil caused by a past love affair that has ended. The speaker recounts how they were once enamored with their lover, praising their beauty and virtues. However, the lover has abandoned them, leaving the speaker to lament their loss and suffer from unrequited love.
By Francesco Petrarca · First published 1343 · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Sonnet · 179 words
First lines
HE REGRETS HAVING RETURNED HER GLOVE.
Me Love and Fortune then supremely bless'd! Her glove which gold and silken broidery bore! I seem'd to reach of utmost bliss the crest, Musing within myself on her who wore.
Ne'er on that day I think, of days the best, Which made me rich, then beggar'd as before, But rage and sorrow fill mine aching breast.
With slighted love and self-shame boiling o'er; That on my precious prize in time of need I kept not hold, nor made a firmer stand 'Gainst what at best was merely angel force, That my feet were not wings their flight to speed, And so at last take vengeance on the hand, Make my poor eyes of tears the too oft source.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Francesco Petrarca
- Date: 1343 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Sonnet, Philosophical Poetry, Italian Literature
- Length: 179 words
- Structure: 1 section, 5 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Very Easy (5th Grade or below)
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Genres
- Lyric Poetry — The work expresses personal emotions and reflections, characteristic of lyric poetry.
- Romanticism — Themes of love, longing, and emotional turmoil align with Romantic ideals.
- Sonnet — The structure and style suggest it is a sonnet, a common form in Petrarch's work.
- Philosophical Poetry — The exploration of love and self-reflection indicates philosophical undertones.
Tags
love · poetry · Italian literature · Renaissance · romanticism · lyric poetry · sonnet · human emotion · beauty · longing · nature · philosophy
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