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The video introduces 'Il tuono' as the tenth poem in the 'Tristezze' section of Pascoli's 'Myricae,' emphasizing its complementary relationship with 'Il lampo,' the ninth poem. Both are short ballads in hendecasyllables forming a 'triad' with 'Temporale'.
The poem 'Il tuono' directly continues 'Il lampo,' starting with 'E nella notte nera come nulla' (And in the black night like nothing), mirroring 'Il lampo's' ending. It begins with an isolated verse and an initial conjunction 'E,' a technique seen since Foscolo, suggesting a suspended discourse. The video highlights the contrast between visual sensations in 'Il lampo' and auditory sensations in 'Il tuono'.
The speaker reads the poem aloud. Following the reading, an initial interpretation contextualizes the sudden, thunderous noise in the dark night. Pascoli describes the thunder's uproar, which initially frightens like a child, but then the voice of a mother singing and the rocking of a cradle bring reassurance.
The cradle and mother's song are interpreted as a metaphor for the 'nido' (nest), a central concept in Pascoli's poetics. The external world, including the thunder, is portrayed as a threat, while the home offers protection and comfort, making the poet feel secure within his 'nest'.
The video delves into the poem's rhetorical devices. It discusses the alliteration of 'nella notte nera' and 'paronomasia,' along with the alliteration of 'o' sounds in 'rimbombò... rotolò.' Onomatopoeia, particularly in 'rimbombò,' is noted. The recurring rhyme 'nulla' and 'culla' is highlighted as significant.
Further rhetorical analysis points out the simile 'nera come il nulla' and various enumerations (polysyndeton in 'e tacque / e poi e poi,' asyndeton in 'rimbombò rimbalzò rotolo').
A detailed examination of the phrase 'rimbombò rimbalzò rotolo' reveals alliteration, polyptoton, an anticlimax (in contrast to Pascoli's usual climax), synesthesia (associating different senses), and asyndetic enumeration.