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The structure of the poem, likewise, is
ikewise, is qué complex, with mathematical
and numerological patterns, The poem is fen lauded for Is parulary
human qualities: Dante's skilful delineation f the characters he encounters in
Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise; his bitter denunciations of Florentine and Jalan
politics; and his powerful poetic imagination. = “Anyi Kecer
Dante called the poem "Comedy" (the adjective “Divine” was added later
inthe 14 century) because poemsin the ancient world were classified as High
(Tragedy’) or Low ("Comedy’)
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