Paul Verlaine's poem "Clair de lune"

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lyric poem poem

Paul Verlaine's poem "Clair de lune" is a hallmark of French Symbolist poetry, evoking a dreamlike, melancholic moonlit landscape through musical, subtly suggestive language.

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Label Occurrences
Paul Verlaine's poem "Clair de lune" canonical 1
Paul Verlaine’s poem Clair de lune 1
poem "Clair de lune" 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lyric poem ⓘ
poem ⓘ
adaptedAs art song settings ⓘ
choral works ⓘ
author Paul Verlaine NERFINISHED ⓘ
collection Fêtes galantes NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
creator Paul Verlaine NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPublication 1869 ⓘ
genre Symbolist poetry ⓘ
hasCharacterType lovers ⓘ
masked revelers ⓘ
hasInfluenced French Symbolist poetry ⓘ
later musical settings ⓘ
hasMood ambiguous ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ
tender ⓘ
hasSetting garden under moonlight ⓘ
imagery fêtes galantes ⓘ
masked dancers ⓘ
moonlit landscape ⓘ
influencedBy Rococo painting ⓘ
music ⓘ
language French ⓘ
literaryMovement Symbolism NERFINISHED ⓘ
literaryPeriod 19th‑century French literature ⓘ
metricalForm regular stanzas ⓘ
notableFor evocation of a dreamlike, melancholic mood ⓘ
musicality of verse ⓘ
suggestive rather than explicit imagery ⓘ
partOf Paul Verlaine’s early poetic output ⓘ
partOfSeries poems inspired by 18th‑century fêtes galantes ⓘ
publishedIn Fêtes galantes NERFINISHED ⓘ
publisher Alphonse Lemerre NERFINISHED ⓘ
rhymeScheme regular rhyme scheme ⓘ
style delicate imagery ⓘ
musical language ⓘ
soft, flowing rhythm ⓘ
subtle suggestion ⓘ
theme ambiguity of joy and sadness ⓘ
dreamlike atmosphere ⓘ
masked emotions ⓘ
melancholy ⓘ
moonlight ⓘ
nostalgia ⓘ
titleLanguage French ⓘ
titleMeaning moonlight ⓘ

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Clair de lune → basedOn → Paul Verlaine's poem "Clair de lune" ⓘ
Suite bergamasque → movementTitleClairDeLuneInspiredBy → Paul Verlaine's poem "Clair de lune" ⓘ
this entity surface form: Paul Verlaine’s poem Clair de lune
Fêtes galantes → hasPart → Paul Verlaine's poem "Clair de lune" ⓘ
this entity surface form: poem "Clair de lune"