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: Fairly Easy (7th 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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