Analysis of Ballata V.
Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) 1304 (Tuscan city of Arezzo) – 1374 (Arquà, Padua, Republic of Venice)
Volgendo gli occhi al mio novo colore.
HER KIND SALUTE SAVED HIM FROM DEATH.
Late as those eyes on my sunk cheek inclined,
Whose paleness to the world seems of the grave,
Compassion moved you to that greeting kind,
Whose soft smile to my worn heart spirit gave.
The poor frail life which yet to me is left
Was of your beauteous eyes the liberal gift,
And of that voice angelical and mild;
My present state derived from them I see;
As the rod quickens the slow sullen child,
So waken'd they the sleeping soul in me.
Thus, Lady, of my true heart both the keys
You hold in hand, and yet your captive please:
Ready to sail wherever winds may blow,
By me most prized whate'er to you I owe.
Scheme | X X ABABXXCDCDEEFF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111101 01011111 1111111101 111011101 0101111101 1111111101 0111111111 1111101001 0111101 1101011111 1011001101 111010101 1101111101 1101011101 1011010111 1111101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 691 |
Words | 136 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 14 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 178 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 44 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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