Famous Senso Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Inferno (Italian)

...ranza, voi ch'intrate".

 Queste parole di colore oscuro

vid'io scritte al sommo d'una porta;

per ch'io: «Maestro, il senso lor m'? duro».

 Ed elli a me, come persona accorta:

«Qui si convien lasciare ogne sospetto;

ogne vilt? convien che qui sia morta.

 Noi siam venuti al loco ov'i' t'ho detto

che tu vedrai le genti dolorose

c'hanno perduto il ben de l'intelletto».

 E poi che la sua mano a la mia puose

con lieto volto, ond'io mi confortai,

mi mise dentro a le segr...Read more of this...
by Alighieri, Dante


Inferno Canto03

...HOPE, WHO ENTER HERE. 


Queste parole di colore oscuro 
vid'io scritte al sommo d'una porta; 
per ch'io: «Maestro, il senso lor m'? duro ». 

These words-their aspect was obscure-I read 
inscribed above a gateway, and I said: 
"Master, their meaning is difficult for me." 


Ed elli a me, come persona accorta: 
«Qui si convien lasciare ogne sospetto; 
ogne vilt? convien che qui sia morta . 

And he to me, as one who comprehends: 
"Here one must leave behind all hesitation; 
...Read more of this...
by Alighieri, Dante

Paradiso (Italian)

...in favoleggiare altrui?».
 Ella sorrise alquanto, e poi «S'elli erra
l'oppinion», mi disse, «d'i mortali
dove chiave di senso non diserra,
 certo non ti dovrien punger li strali
d'ammirazione omai, poi dietro ai sensi
vedi che la ragione ha corte l'ali.
 Ma dimmi quel che tu da te ne pensi».
E io: «Ci? che n'appar qua s? diverso
credo che fanno i corpi rari e densi».
 Ed ella: «Certo assai vedrai sommerso
nel falso il creder tuo, se bene ascolti
l'argomentar ch'io li far? avv...Read more of this...
by Alighieri, Dante

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