Quelle Pietose Rime, in Ch' Io M' Accorsi
The poem expresses the speaker's regret and sorrow for having fallen in love with a woman who does not return their affections. The speaker describes how they were blinded by their passion and failed to recognize the woman's indifference, leading to their downfall. Through metaphor and imagery, the poem conveys the intense emotional pain and longing of unrequited love.
By Francesco Petrarca · First published 1343 · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Elegy, Philosophical Poetry · 190 words
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TO ANTONIO OF FERRARA, WHO, IN A POEM, HAD LAMENTED PETRARCH'S SUPPOSED DEATH.
Those pious lines wherein are finely met Proofs of high genius and a spirit kind, Had so much influence on my grateful mind That instantly in hand my pen I set To tell you that death's final blow -- which yet Shall me and every mortal surely find -- I have not felt, though I, too, nearly join'd The confines of his realm without regret; But I turn'd back again because I read Writ o'er the threshold that the time to me Of life predestinate not all was fled, Though its last day and hour I could not see.
Then once more let your sad heart comfort know, And love the living worth which dead it honour'd so.
MACGREGOR.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Francesco Petrarca
- Date: 1343 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Elegy, Philosophical Poetry, Religious Poetry, Romantic Poetry
- Length: 190 words
- Structure: 1 section, 4 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)
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Genres
- Lyric Poetry — The work is a personal expression of emotion and reflection, characteristic of lyric poetry.
- Elegy — The poem laments death and reflects on mortality, fitting the themes of elegiac poetry.
- Philosophical Poetry — It explores themes of life, death, and existence, indicative of philosophical inquiry.
- Religious Poetry — The reference to piety and the spiritual aspect of life suggests a connection to religious themes.
Tags
Italian Literature · Renaissance Poetry · Sonnet · Love Poem · Medieval Italian · Petrarchan Sonnet · Courtly Love · Lyrical Poetry · 14th Century Literature · Romanticism · Classical Influence · Literary Movement
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