Describe, in your own words, how Petrarch employs metaphor to express his ideas of unattainable love. Use examples from the text to support your argument. Your answer should be at least 250 words.

How does visiting the place of the gods affect the narrator? a. he discovers that it is unwise to have an inquiring mind b. he learns that there is nothing supernatural to fear in the destroyed city c. he renounces everything he learned from the priests and his father d. he understands that the past has nothing of interest for people of the present