The diction Baudelaire uses in "Beautiful Dorothea" conveys a multeity in unity that situates the world of the poem somewhere above or below reality. ... The abundance of patterns in the detailed visual descriptions of the women in both works serves to create a slow, melodic rhythm which reiterates the lazy time of day where either the hot sun beats down or slowly baths the apartment in shadow - the reader or viewer of each work strains to wade through the detailed patterns of color or diction and syntax. ...

• Word Count: 2157
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Graduate