Le Poison

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Le Poison is a poem by Charles Baudelaire, featured in his collection "Les Fleurs du mal," that explores themes of intoxication, desire, and destructive passion.

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instanceOf poem
author Charles Baudelaire NERFINISHED
centralMotif love as poison
woman as intoxicant
collection Les Fleurs du mal NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
creator Charles Baudelaire NERFINISHED
explores ambivalence of desire
relationship between pleasure and destruction
self-destruction through passion
form rhymed verse
genre lyric poetry
hasSubject alcohol
female lover
narcotics
imagery drug-like love
poison
wine
woman
includedIn first edition of Les Fleurs du mal
influencedBy Romanticism
language French
literaryMovement Modernity
Symbolism NERFINISHED
meter alexandrine
notableFor fusion of erotic and morbid elements
intense sensual imagery
originalTitle Le Poison NERFINISHED
partOf French poetic canon
period 19th century literature
publicationYear 1857
relatedWork Les Fleurs du mal NERFINISHED
structure stanzaic
theme addiction
death drive
desire
destructive passion
eroticism
escape from reality
intoxication
moral decay
sin
suffering
temptation
tone dark
melancholic
sensual

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Jeanne Duval inspiredWork Le Poison