L'Albatros
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"L'Albatros" is a famous poem by Charles Baudelaire that uses the image of an awkward albatross on land to symbolize the suffering and alienation of the poet in society.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| author | Charles Baudelaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionSection | Spleen et Idéal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compares | albatross to poet ⓘ |
| concludesWith | explicit comparison between poet and albatross ⓘ |
| contrasts |
flight and walking
ⓘ
freedom and captivity ⓘ sublime and grotesque ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| describes |
mockery of the bird on deck
ⓘ
sailors capturing an albatross ⓘ |
| firstPublication | 1859 ⓘ |
| form | quatrains ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poetry
ⓘ
symbolist poetry ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
French symbolist poets
ⓘ
modern literary criticism of Baudelaire ⓘ |
| imagery | maritime imagery ⓘ |
| includedIn | 1861 edition of Les Fleurs du mal ⓘ |
| inCollectionBy | Poulet-Malassis et de Broise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
allegory
ⓘ
metaphor ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | albatross ⓘ |
| meter | alexandrine ⓘ |
| movement |
Modern poetry precursor
ⓘ
Symbolism ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person plural observer ⓘ |
| partOf | Les Fleurs du mal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | alternate rhymes ⓘ |
| setting | on a ship ⓘ |
| studiedIn | French literature curricula ⓘ |
| subjectOf | numerous literary analyses ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
clumsiness in the social world
ⓘ
spiritual elevation ⓘ the artist ⓘ the poet ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
ⓘ
art and society ⓘ contrast between grandeur and ridicule ⓘ exile ⓘ inadaptation to society ⓘ poet's suffering ⓘ |
| tone |
ironic
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ |
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