Famous Extinguishing Poems by Famous Poets

These are examples of famous Extinguishing poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous extinguishing poems. These examples illustrate what a famous extinguishing poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).

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Sonnet XXX

by Francesco Petrarch
SONNET ***. Orso, e' non furon mai fiumi nè stagni. HE COMPLAINS OF THE VEIL AND HAND OF LAURA, THAT THEY DEPRIVE HIM OF THE SIGHT OF HER EYES.  Orso, my friend, was never stream, nor lake,Nor sea in whose broad lap all rivers fall,Nor shadow of high hill, or wood, or wall,Read more of this...

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