Tutto 'L DI Piango; E Poi La Notte, Quando
The poem expresses the speaker's sorrow and longing for a distant beloved. The first stanza describes the tears shed during the day, while the second stanza portrays the night as a time of even greater despair. The poem explores the themes of love, separation, and melancholy, with the speaker's emotions oscillating between hope and desperation.
By Francesco Petrarca · First published 1344 · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Elegy · 186 words
First lines
HER CRUELTY RENDERS LIFE WORSE THAN DEATH TO HIM.
Through the long lingering day, estranged from rest, My sorrows flow unceasing; doubly flow, Painful prerogative of lover's woe! In that still hour, when slumber soothes th' unblest.
With such deep anguish is my heart opprest, So stream mine eyes with tears! Of things below Most miserable I; for Cupid's bow Has banish'd quiet from this heaving breast.
Ah me! while thus in suffering, morn to morn And eve to eve succeeds, of death I view (So should this life be named) one-half gone by -- Yet this I weep not, but another's scorn; That she, my friend, so tender and so true, Should see me hopeless burn, and yet her aid deny.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Francesco Petrarca
- Date: 1344 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Elegy, Sonnet, Philosophical Poetry
- Length: 186 words
- Structure: 1 section, 5 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Lyric Poetry — The work expresses deep personal emotions and reflections typical of lyric poetry.
- Romanticism — Themes of unrequited love and emotional suffering align with Romantic ideals.
- Elegy — The tone of mourning and lamentation suggests characteristics of an elegy.
- Sonnet — The structured form and focus on personal feelings indicate sonnet characteristics.
Tags
Italian Literature · Renaissance Poetry · Sonnet Collection · Love Poems · Romanticism · Medieval Italian · Classical Influence · Lyrical Poetry · Emotional Intensity · Personal Reflections · Nature Imagery · Symbolism
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