I honestly didn't know what to expect next in Cantos 7-11. After all, the first six did not really leave much room for a back story that could add more plot to the poem.

When I was reading Canto 7, I felt bored. The Canto didn't really seem all that interesting to me and it wasn't very graphic either. After reading that, I thought that maybe the whole book would be like this-- just Dante describing the sinners. 

It was as if Dante read my mind, though, because suddenly, something interesting happens in the next Canto. Dis is a city in lower hell and for once (finally) Virgil just doesn't cut it. I've been waiting to see when Virgil's explanation would fail because, I mean really, he doesn't do very well of explaining why Dante is in hell. 

Anyway, so when the fallen angels refused to let Virgil and Dante in the city, I was already pretty happy. I was thinking "Finally! Something else happens other than the torturing of souls!". I began imagining the whole scene, from the fallen angels to the messenger from Heaven, and was really amazed by the change of events!

Inevitably, Virgil and Dante gained permission to enter Dis and proceeded on their way. After that, it pretty much returned to the usual Dante-explaining-torture-procedures. He does meet some acquaintances of his and that rather mixes it up a bit. However, I still look forward to the next time something unplanned happens. Because, to me, those seem like the best parts.