Non Veggio Ove Scampar MI Possa Omai
The poem expresses the speaker's desperation and despair, feeling trapped and unable to escape their emotional pain. They lament that they can no longer find solace in nature, which had previously brought them comfort. The speaker feels overwhelmed by their sorrow, which has become a constant presence in their life.
By Francesco Petrarca · First published 1343 · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Sonnet · 182 words
First lines
AFTER FIFTEEN YEARS HER EYES ARE MORE POWERFUL THAN AT FIRST.
No hope of respite, of escape no way, Her bright eyes wage such constant havoc here; Alas! excess of tyranny, I fear, My doting heart, which ne'er has truce, will slay: Fain would I flee, but ah! their amorous ray, Which day and night on memory rises clear, Shines with such power, in this the fifteenth year, They dazzle more than in love's early day.
So wide and far their images are spread That wheresoe'er I turn I alway see Her, or some sister-light on hers that fed.
Springs such a wood from one fair laurel tree, That my old foe, with admirable skill, Amid its boughs misleads me at his will.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Francesco Petrarca
- Date: 1343 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Sonnet, Philosophical, Italian Literature
- Length: 182 words
- Structure: 1 section, 5 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Very Easy (5th Grade or below)
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Genres
- Lyric Poetry — The work is characterized by personal emotion and reflection, typical of lyric poetry.
- Romanticism — Themes of love, longing, and idealization of beauty align with Romantic ideals.
- Sonnet — The structure and style suggest it is a sonnet, a common form in Petrarch's work.
- Philosophical — Explores themes of desire and the nature of love, reflecting deeper philosophical inquiries.
Tags
Italian Literature · Renaissance Poetry · Sonnet · Love Poem · Longing · Separation · Heartbreak · Melancholy · Nostalgia · Yearning · Desire · Pining
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