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

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Jeanne Duval inspiredWork Le Balcon
Les Fleurs du mal notablePoem Le Balcon
The Balcony title Le Balcon