Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- What is making Petrarch so depressed?
- What is Petrarch asking the Italian nobility to do (or not do)?
- Why does the poet seem to have such a problem with the Germans?
- What methods of persuasion does Petrarch use in this poem?
- What is the tone of the speaker here? Does it surprise you in any way?
- Why does Petrarch address the poem in the last stanza?