Le Balcon
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"Le Balcon" is a lyric poem by Charles Baudelaire that evokes sensual memory, longing, and the interplay of love and melancholy, and is included in his landmark collection *Les Fleurs du mal*.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lyric poem
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poem ⓘ |
| appearsInSectionOfCollection | Les Fleurs du mal – Spleen et Idéal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Charles Baudelaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralEmotion |
sadness
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tenderness ⓘ yearning ⓘ |
| collectionPublication | Les Fleurs du mal (1857) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
balcony
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embrace ⓘ kiss ⓘ light and shadow ⓘ memory of the beloved ⓘ night ⓘ perfume ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| form | French verse ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasBelovedFigure | idealized woman ⓘ |
| hasDevice |
apostrophe
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metaphor ⓘ repetition ⓘ sensory detail ⓘ |
| hasImageryType |
olfactory imagery
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sensual imagery ⓘ tactile imagery ⓘ visual imagery ⓘ |
| hasTone |
intimate
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melancholic ⓘ reverent ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Modern poetry
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Symbolism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metricalPattern | alexandrine ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Le Balcon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Les Fleurs du mal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | regular rhyme scheme ⓘ |
| theme |
desire
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erotic love ⓘ interplay of love and sorrow ⓘ longing ⓘ melancholy ⓘ memory ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ sensual memory ⓘ |
| usesContrastBetween |
light and darkness
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past happiness and present loss ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Charles Baudelaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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