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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Le Dormeur du val canonical 2

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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 ⓘ
Poésies (Rimbaud) → notableWork → Le Dormeur du val ⓘ