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Baudelaire's Winter of Despair

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What is the speaker's emotional state in the first stanza?

Indifferent and detached

Calm and reflective

Agitated and fearful (correct)

Nostalgic and melancholic

What is the speaker's attitude towards the addressee in the second stanza?

Affectionate and romantic (correct)

Resigned and melancholic

Indifferent and dismissive

Angry and resentful

What is the speaker's comparison of their own heart to?

A crumbling tower

A block of crimson ice (correct)

A rising gibbet

A falling fire-log

What is the speaker's attitude towards the passing of time?

Fearful and anxious Signup and view all the answers

What is the tone of the poem's language?

Dramatic and hyperbolic Signup and view all the answers

What is the speaker's emotional state in the first stanza?

Nostalgic and melancholic Signup and view all the answers

What is the sound the speaker compares to the building of a scaffold?

The sound of firewood falling Signup and view all the answers

What is the speaker's desire in the second stanza?

To be comforted by the loved one Signup and view all the answers

What is the speaker's attitude towards the loved one's love?

The speaker believes it is not worth as much as the sunlight Signup and view all the answers

What is the speaker's metaphor for their heart?

A frozen red block Signup and view all the answers

What is the speaker's perspective on the passing of time?

The speaker is nostalgic for the past Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Winter's Arrival

The speaker reflects on the approaching winter, which brings darkness, cold, and a sense of doom
The sound of firewood falling on the courtyard pavement announces the start of winter
Winter is associated with negative emotions: wrath, hate, horror, shivering, and hard labor
The speaker's heart is likened to a frozen, red block, implying emotional numbness

Longing for Summer

The speaker nostalgically remembers the warmth and beauty of summer, now lost
The brief duration of summer is lamented, with autumn already arrived
The speaker yearns for the sunlight on the sea, which is now unattainable

Love and Longing

The speaker addresses a beloved, asking to be loved and cared for despite being unworthy
The speaker requests to be treated with maternal love, even if they are ungrateful or wicked
The beloved is described as having greenish, slumberous eyes, symbolizing beauty and comfort

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Experience the melancholic and eerie atmosphere of winter through the words of Charles Baudelaire. His poem reminisces about the passing of summer and the bleakness of winter. Can you decipher the emotions and imagery woven into this poem?