Si Tosto Come Avvien Che L' Arco Scocchi
The poem describes the speaker's emotional turmoil and inner conflict, using the metaphor of a drawn bow that suddenly snaps, releasing its tension. The speaker feels overwhelmed by their emotions, which are likened to a raging storm, and struggles to find peace and calm. The poem explores themes of love, desire, and the fragility of the human psyche.
By Francesco Petrarca · First published 1343 · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Sonnet · 196 words
First lines
HE CALLS THE EYES OF LAURA FOES, BECAUSE THEY KEEP HIM IN LIFE ONLY TO TORMENT HIM.
Instantly a good archer draws his bow Small skill it needs, e'en from afar, to see Which shaft, less fortunate, despised may be, Which to its destined sign will certain go: Lady, e'en thus of your bright eyes the blow, You surely felt pass straight and deep in me, Searching my life, whence -- such is fate's decree -- Eternal tears my stricken heart overflow; And well I know e'en then your pity said: Fond wretch! to misery whom passion leads, Be this the point at once to strike him dead.
But seeing now how sorrow sorrow breeds, All that my cruel foes against me plot, For my worse pain, and for my death is not.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Francesco Petrarca
- Date: 1343 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Sonnet, Allegory, Philosophical Poetry
- Length: 196 words
- Structure: 1 section, 4 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Lyric Poetry — The work is characterized by personal emotion and reflection, typical of lyric poetry.
- Romanticism — Themes of unrequited love and idealization of the beloved align with Romantic ideals.
- Sonnet — The structure and style reflect the conventions of the sonnet form, particularly Petrarchan sonnets.
- Allegory — The imagery of archery and arrows serves as an allegorical representation of love and desire.
Tags
Italian Literature · Renaissance Poetry · Sonnet · Love Poem · Medieval Literature · Classical Influence · Courtly Love · Romanticism · Lyrical Poetry · Elegy · Mourning · Loss
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