Le Dormeur du val

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Le Dormeur du val is a famous sonnet by Arthur Rimbaud that depicts a young soldier lying in a peaceful natural setting, gradually revealing the tragedy of his death.

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instanceOf poem
sonnet
author Arthur Rimbaud
countryOfOrigin France
depicts dead soldier appearing to sleep
firstPublicationYear 1870
form Italian sonnet
genre lyric poetry
war poem
hasEndingImage two red holes in the soldier's side
hasSubject nature
soldier
war casualty
includedIn many French poetry anthologies
influenced interpretations of Rimbaud as anti-war poet
language French
literaryMovement Parnassianism
Symbolism
mainCharacter young soldier
narrativePerspective third-person
notableFeature gradual revelation of the soldier's death
ironic contrast between peaceful setting and death
strong visual imagery
numberOfLines 14
openingLine C'est un trou de verdure où chante une rivière
partOf Arthur Rimbaud's early works
rhymeScheme ABBA ABBA CDE CDE
setting natural landscape
valley
structure two quatrains and two tercets
studiedIn French literature curricula
theme anti-war sentiment
contrast between nature and violence
illusion of peace
war and death
titleTranslation The Sleeper in the Valley
tone pastoral
tragic
usesDevice enjambment
imagery
irony
personification
writtenDuring Franco-Prussian War

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Arthur Rimbaud wrote Le Dormeur du val