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Presentation The Village Saturday

The poem "The Village Saturday" by Giacomo Leopardi contrasts the perspectives of children and adults on the weekend. For children, it is a time for play and fun, while adults view it as an opportunity for rest from their daily routines and labor. Leopardi suggests that as people age, their youthful ideals and joys will fade, just as all seasons change. The poem depicts a sleepy rural village and encourages readers to enjoy their youth before growing older and tired.

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Presentation The Village Saturday

The poem "The Village Saturday" by Giacomo Leopardi contrasts the perspectives of children and adults on the weekend. For children, it is a time for play and fun, while adults view it as an opportunity for rest from their daily routines and labor. Leopardi suggests that as people age, their youthful ideals and joys will fade, just as all seasons change. The poem depicts a sleepy rural village and encourages readers to enjoy their youth before growing older and tired.

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The Village Saturday (Il sabato del villaggio) by Giacomo Leopardi (also known as Saturday Evening in the

Village)
1. Main idea in two or less sentences.
a. The ideals of youth will turn into bitter disillusion.
b. Eventually we will all grow old and tired; before then, enjoy youth and health.
c. The Village Saturday: Everyone is looking forward to the weekend but children and adults
view it differently. For the children, it is a chance to play, to go out and have fun. For
the adults, it is time for rest.
d. After the weekend, its back to the same old routine.
2. Point out romantic elements embedded in poem
a. Ideals of youth
b. Set in a village, feels like a lazy or some boring old town. Provincial.
c. Imagination and emotion are viewed as critical authority.
d. Romantics tend to emphasize their love for nature.
e. Romantics are attracted to the achievements of heroic, individual outcast.
3. Human aspect theme of the poem in a single sentence
a. (This is actually his autobiography. He was referring to his childhood days. As a child, he
lived in a small, isolated village. Then, he became a scholar.) Here, he was telling people
how he saw them, and how he lacked the things they had, since he was forced to study
by his father.
b. Do not be too eager to grow up.
c. No one is ever truly free. Everybody has their assigned tasks.
d. Sometimes the actual thing is not as good as what we expected. Sometimes anticipation
is better.
e. Leopardi cautioned the young boy at the end of the poem. He referred to their childhood
as a season of joy and as seasons pass, so will their joy. (Just like what happened to
him. He was actually referring to his younger self, about what will happen to him in
time.)
4. Romantic Era theme in one sentence
a. The poem starts off with mentions of nature, like bushels of grass and such, and the
Saturday finishes with carpenters and blacksmiths at work, which could be a reference
to industrialization.
5. Thematic relevance to modern day. Y/N, proof.
a. Yes, because it is about the weekend, and resting, and routines. For children, its always
play time, but for adults, its a work-rest-work routine (see other interpretations above).
Its warning the children of what will happen to them in time. It tells the children that
they should maximize their freedom and time while they still can. (carpe diem)
6. Elements of poetry
a. Tone: melancholy
i.
Leopardis health was deteriorating. Tuberculosis + bad eyesight.
ii.
A call to his youth and health, which seemed to have left him at the age of
thirty.
iii.
(regrets) about the things that should have been done yet were not accomplished
b. Imagery:
i.
Village rest day; depiction of the calm and reassuring scene of the people of the
village (Recanati) preparing for Sunday's rest and feast.
ii.
Nearing evening since the sun is falling
iii.
dusk to evening: life gets darker

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c. Diction
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d. Form
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Young girl adorned with flowers


A nostalgic and tired old woman
A tired laborer
A carpenter hurrying to finish something
Excited/ shouting young boys
originally in Italian, slightly archaic Italian words
first line of each stanza is indented (except for the 3rd stanza)
no rhyming scheme
stanzas are grouped into individual images that are described in the poem
running over of sentences (enjambment)
punctuation (dashes)
LINE BREAKS

Sources:
https://theinkbrain.wordpress.com/2012/03/27/saturday-evening-in-the-village-giacomo-leopardi/
http://ludwig-richter.blogspot.com/2007/08/two-poems-by-giacomo-leopardi.html
http://www.litkicks.com/GiacomoLeopardi#.VIAv3DGUe4I
http://www.enotes.com/topics/giacomo-leopardi/critical-essays/leopardi-giacomo-78912
http://www.famousauthors.org/giacomo-leopardi

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