In addition to Rilke's "Archaic Torso of Apollo," a series of poems in this form collected in Il Canzoniere describe a woman named Laura.
In one poem written in this form, the speaker recalls, "Twice victorious I crossed the Acheron" and claims that his "starry lute bears the black Sun of Melancholy." That poem in this form begins, "I am the Dark One, the Widower, the Unconsoled." Another poem in this form describes stone glistening "like a wild beast's fur" and concludes, "here there is no place that does not see you. You must change your life." In addition to Rilke's "Archaic Torso of Apollo," a series of poems in this form collected in Il Canzoniere describe a woman named Laura. For 10 points, name this type of fourteen-line poem pioneered by Petrarch.
In one poem written in this form, the speaker recalls, "Twice victorious I crossed the Acheron" and claims that his "starry lute bears the black Sun of Melancholy."
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