Quella Fenestra, Ove L' Un Sol Si Vede
The poem describes a window where only one sun can be seen, symbolizing the speaker's longing for a lost love. The window serves as a metaphor for the speaker's heart, which is now closed to all others except the beloved. The poem expresses the pain of separation and the yearning for a reunion that may never occur.
By Francesco Petrarca · First published 1344 · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Sonnet · 369 words
First lines
RECOLLECTIONS OF LOVE.
That window where my sun is often seen Refulgent, and the world's at morning's hours; And that, where Boreas blows, when winter lowers, And the short days reveal a clouded scene; That bench of stone where, with a pensive mien, My Laura sits, forgetting beauty's powers; Haunts where her shadow strikes the walls or flowers, And her feet press the paths or herbage green: The place where Love assail'd me with success; And spring, the fatal time that, first observed, Revives the keen remembrance every year; With looks and words, that o'er me have preserved A power no length of time can render less, Call to my eyes the sadly-soothing tear.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Francesco Petrarca
- Date: 1344 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Sonnet, Pastoral, Elegy
- Length: 369 words
- Structure: 1 section, 5 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Very Confusing
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Genres
- Lyric Poetry — The work is characterized by personal emotions and reflections on love, typical of lyric poetry.
- Romanticism — Themes of love, nature, and introspection align with the principles of Romanticism.
- Sonnet — The structure and style suggest it is a sonnet, focusing on a single theme of love.
- Pastoral — Imagery of nature and serene settings reflects pastoral elements.
Tags
Italian literature · Renaissance · poetry · lyric poetry · humanism · nature · love · philosophy · beauty · solitude · emotion · spirituality
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