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Background of the Author:

Francesco Petrarch (1304-1074), was an Italian scholar and poet
in Renaissance Italy, and one of the earliest humanists. Petrarch's
rediscovery of Cicero's letters is often credited for initiating the
14th-century Renaissance, hence was referred to as the Father of
the Italian Renaissance. He is also known for being the first to
develop the concept of the "Dark Ages.
Petrarch was born in the Tuscan city of Arezzo in 1304. He was the
son of Ser Petracco and his wife Eletta Canigiani. His given name
was Francesco Petracco. As an adult, he traveled widely in Europe
and served as an ambassador and has been called "the first
tourist" because he traveled just for pleasure.
Petrarch was known for his sonnets and poems, which were
admired and imitated throughout Europe during the Renaissance
and became a model for lyrical poetry. His sonnets reveal colorful
imagery, delicate nuances of feeling, and elegant language. His
most known work is the Canzoniere (a series of love poems
addressed to Laura de Noves). Laura de Noves has been a muse
for several of his poems, one of which is Sonnet 307.
Petrarch spent the later part of his life journeying through
northern Italy as an international scholar and poet-diplomat He
died in his house in Arqu on July 19, 1374 one day short of his
seventieth birthday.

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Unlocking of Unfamiliar Words

(1)

Hastening (verb) moving or travelling quickly.

I see the night and winter hastening.

(2)

Bosom (noun) chest of a person

Into my bosom, comfort you would bring

(3)

Woe (noun) - great sorrow or depress

Tis no equality of woe I fear
(4)
Bewail (verb) - express great regret,
disappointment, or bitterness over something
Perhaps she lives whom you bewail; from me
(5)

Snatched/Snatch (verb) to take something quickly

Have greedy death and heaven snatched my dear

Summary:

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O lovely little bird, I watch you fly,

And grieving for the past I hear you sing,
I see the night and winter hastening*,
I see the day and happy summer die.
If you could hear my heart in answer cry
Its pain to your sad tune, youd swiftly wing
Into my bosom*, comfort you would bring
And we would weep together, you and I.
Tis no equality of woe* I fear;
Perhaps she lives whom you bewail*; from me
Have greedy death and heaven snatched* my dear,
But the dark autumn evening hour sets free
The memory of many a banished year
So let us talk of the past then, tenderly.
Words with asterisks (*) are the unfamiliar words.

The poem basically talks about how the author, Francesco

Petrarch, felt when his love Laura died. It talks about
recounting past events and altogether feeling sad and
depressed.

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Sonnet 307
By:
Ma. Franze S. Fama
Submitted to:
Ms. Merwin Cristel de Nava