The Romanic Review, January 1st, 1993
An analysis of Charles Baudelaire's poetic technique shows an interest in letter-shape and sound. An emphasis on the letter 'v', an inverted cone, symbolizes a descent to the womb, an area of dangerous memories of incest, death and resurrection. The "br" or shivering sound is another favorite rhythmic device. Metonymy is also much used.
In his Projet de preface for Les Fleurs du mal, Baudelaire flirted with the idea of demonstrating "Que la phrase potique peut imiter (et par li elle touche a l'art musical et a la science mathematique) la ligne horizontale, la ligne droite... qu'elle peut suiv...
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