Whom does the speaker adress inthis poem? To what does the speaker fall captive on this oy? Where does the speaker find bis 10 Was the speaker prepared fr lave? Is he convortabie wth these feelings? What is the response of the lady with whom he bos fale in ove? 252 uerr rarer ove Describe a person for whom you have felt great love or admiration. What is special about this person? Did you ever have to face the thought of not having this person in your life? I'yes, explain your experience, Ifno, try to imagine what life would be like without this person Sonnet 3 PETRARCH, TRANSLATED BY JOSEPH AUSLANDER Twas the morning of that blesséd day Whereon the Sun in pity veiled his glare For the Lord’ agony, that, unaware, Tell a captive, Lady, to the sway Of your swift eyes: that seemed no time to stay The strokes of Love: I stepped into the snare Secure, with no suspicion: then, and there found my cue! in man’s most tragic play. Love caught me naked to his shaft, his sheaf, ‘The entrance for his ambush and surprise Against the heart wide open through the eyes, ‘The constant gale and fountain of my grief How craven so to strike me stricken so, Yer from you fully armed conceal his bow! 1, eu. Bit of dialogue, action, or music that is signe) for an actor entrance of speech Worns cra + ven (van) ad, cowardly, als FoR Eysepay Usewhat Villa Molta, Rome. Sonford Robinson Gifford, 1879. National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC/Art Resource, NY Sonnet 300 PETRARCH, TRANSLATED BY EDWIN MORGAN Great is my envy of you, earth, in your greed Folding her in invisible embrace, Denying me the look of the sweet face hor or wat is the speaker ‘arstng inthis Where I found peace from all my strife at need! on 5 Greatis my envy of heaven which ean lead And lock within itself in avarice ‘That spirit from its lovely biding-place ee And leave so many others here to bleed! speater envious? What or who wos Great is my envy of those souls whose reward eee 10 Is the gentle heaven of her company, Which I so fiercely sought beneath these skies! Wat do earth, Great is my envy of death whose curt hard sword ee Carried her whom I called my life away; death have to do Me he disdains, and mocks me from her eyes! ‘ith the speakers fos? What does eemy? Wonps av ea tee (v's eo), greed FOR ‘ott (ur) of, shot bref tothe polnt of rudeness Evervoay Use FROM THE CaNzowTERE 253254 Responding to the Selection Suppose the speaker had written his feelings in a journal, rather than in the form of two sonnets, What might he have entered in his journal about the feelings expressed in the poems? Write a journal entry expressing Petrarch’s feelings, or Petrarch might waite in such an entry. Reviewing the Selection RECALLING 1. In Sonnet 3, what does the speaker say about the sun on “that blessed day”? ‘To what does the speaker fall captive? 2. In Sonnet 3, into what does the speaker say he steps? Why does he feel this a mistake? According to the speaker, what weapons does love wield? 3. Whom does the speaker address in Sonnet 3007 What is the speaker being denied? 4, What different things in Sonnet 300 cause the speaker to feel envy? SYNTHESIZING 5. Describe the feelings of love expressed in both poems. What is tragic and difficult about ‘the love expressed in each sonnet? cuss what What exactly happens on the “morning of that blessed day”? What feelings does the speaker experience? Is the speaker prepared for love? Is his experience positive? What might “man’s most tragic play" be? Explain What has happened to the female subject of Sonnet 300? How is this revealed? What are the speaker's feelings toward this woman, and why does he miss her? In what way does each target of the speakers envy contribute to his suffering? Understanding Literature (Questions for Discussion) Ly ic Poem. A lyric poem is a highly musical verse that expresses the emotions of @ speaker, Petrarch is often considered the father of English lyric verse because of the way he popularized the form. In what ways are the sonnets you have just read lyric poems? 2. Mood. Mood, or atmosphere, is the emotion created in the reader by part or all of a literary work. What is the mood of each of the sonnets you have read? What are some words, phrases, and images that create these moods? Nir THREE / Love