Since her Death he has Ceased to Live
The poem "Since her Death he has Ceased to Live" by Francesco Petrarca is a sonnet that explores the theme of love and loss. The speaker laments the death of his beloved, who was taken from him too soon. He describes how she was the light of his life and how her absence has left him in darkness. The poem ends with the speaker declaring that he will never truly live again without his beloved by his side.
By Francesco Petrarca · First published 1374 · Genre: Poetry, Elegy, Romantic · 189 words
First lines
Death cannot make that beauteous face less fair, But that sweet face may lend to death a grace; My spirit's guide! from her each good I trace; Who learns to die, may seek his lesson there.
That holy one! who not his blood would spare, But did the dark Tartarean bolts unbrace; He, too, doth from my soul death's terrors chase: Then welcome, death! thy impress I would wear.
And linger not! 'tis time that I had fled; Alas! my stay hath little here avail'd, Since she, my Laura blest, resign'd her breath: Life's spring in me hath since that hour lain dead, In her I lived, my life in hers exhaled, The hour she died I felt within me death!
WOLLASTON.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Francesco Petrarca
- Date: 1374 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Elegy, Romantic, Philosophical, Religious
- Length: 189 words
- Structure: 1 section, 4 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Very Easy (5th Grade or below)
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Genres
- Poetry — The work is structured in verse and employs poetic devices such as rhyme and meter.
- Elegy — The poem mourns the death of a loved one and reflects on themes of loss and grief.
- Romantic — The poem expresses deep emotional love and admiration for the deceased.
- Philosophical — The poem contemplates the nature of life, death, and the afterlife.
Tags
grief · loss · mourning · love · heartbreak · poetry · existentialism · reflection · memory · sorrow · longing · despair
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