Petrarch

Francesco Petrarch
(1304-1374)
“ The wise man changes his
mind, but the fool man doesn’t
change his mind. ”
• Love has been around us from the very
beginning. In the 14th century, an Italian poet
named Francesco Petrarch celebrated his love
for his muse---Laura, through a collection of
poems called “Canzoniere.”
• The English called him the greatest Italian poet

of the 14th century by setting a pattern for
lyric poetry. From 1327 to 1368, Petrarch wrote
366 poems as part of a sequence, centered on
the theme of his love for Laura.
Petrarch’s sonnets are about a beautiful,
unattainable lady became known as Petrarchan
conventions. These are that:
• love is excruciatingly painful
• the angelically beautiful and virtuous lady is
cruel in rejecting the poet’s love
• love is a religion, the practice of which
ennobles the lover
• love usually begins at first sight
• He was a devoted classical scholar who is
considered the “Father of Humanism,” a
philosophy that helped spark the Renaissance.
• “No one has better dramatized how it scorches

the heart and fires the imagination than
Petrarch did, centuries ago.”( J. D. McClatchy)
• His sonnets were admired and imitated
throughout Europe during the Renaissance and
became a model for lyrical poetry. Petrarch was
also known for being one of the first people to
refer to the Dark Ages.
• His parents was Ser and Ella Petracco and his

brother is Gherardo Petrarca
“Canzoniere”
-three hundred and sixty-six poems-
The poem Laura is part of a collection of poem
called Canzoniere .
The message of the poem Laura is to simply
celebrate Petrarch's affection and love for
Laura.
The author described Laura's appearance and
characteristics in the poem like the way she
speaks, the way her eyes look, and the way
she walks.
The White Doe" leads the reader to believe that it is
strictly about an encounter with a white doe, but it
actually is a love poem. The white doe represents
the woman the author loves. “The White Doe”
functions on two levels. First on a literal level, a
man on a pursuit after a beautiful white doe; and
secondly on a figurative level, suggesting that the
white doe is really the speakers ideal woman.
The Spring is the Poem which depicts Petrarch
undying love for laura. Even though the spring,
is the end of winter and the beginning of
wonderful things. He was mourning for the lost
of his love and he remember once again his
love for her.
Sound Devices
-a resource used by writers to convey and reinforce
meaning or experience through the skillful use of sound
Assonance
Sound the repetition of vowel sounds in the same line.
Devices
• How is the cow bowing down?
Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in the same line.

• All tall mammals have five ways to survive.
Alliteration is the repetition of words that start with the same consonant
sound.
• Some silly student sings sad songs.
Sound Devices
Onomatopoeia refers to the word which imitates the natural sounds of the
things.
• Boom
• Hiss
Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds

• Thinking, linking
Petrarchan and Shakespearean sonnets
Both Petrarchan and Shakespearean sonnets initially enjoyed popularity in 16th-

century England, and both forms have been appropriated by English writers
throughout the centuries since. While both kinds of sonnets have 14 lines and are
written in iambic pentameter, they differ notably in their form and focus.
• Rhyme Scheme
Petrarchan is ABBAABBA for octave but varies for sestet
Shakespearean is ABABCDCDEFEFGG
• 14 Lines
Petrarchan is an octave and a sestet
Shakespearean = 3 quatrains (4) & a couplet (2)
• Iambic Pentameter = 5 feet of iambs = 10syllables

• Iambic Pentameter is a type of meter used in poetry

which describes the rhythm used in each line.
• That rhythm is measured into small groups of syllables,

called feet.
• The word iambic describes the type of foot used and

pentameter describes how many feet are used.
• In Petrarchan rhyme scheme , the first eight lines, called

the octave, presents an argument or question after
which there is a turning point or volta. The question or
argument is then answered by the sestet, the last six
lines.
• In comparison, the Shakespearean sonnet relies heavily
on the final couplet which often expounds upon, refutes,
or otherwise illuminates the first 10 lines of the sonnet.

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What are the main differences between Petrarchan and Shakespearean sonnets?

How does Petrarch express his love for Laura in his poems?

Francesco Petrarch

• The English called him the greatest Italian poet

• “No one has better dramatized how it scorches

• His parents was Ser and Ella Petracco and his

Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in the same line.

Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds

Both Petrarchan and Shakespearean sonnets initially enjoyed popularity in 16th-

• Iambic Pentameter = 5 feet of iambs = 10syllables

• Iambic Pentameter is a type of meter used in poetry

• That rhythm is measured into small groups of syllables,

• The word iambic describes the type of foot used and

• In Petrarchan rhyme scheme , the first eight lines, called

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