Objectif:

découvrir un poème sur

l’automne.
 Paul-Marie Verlaine 30
Paul VERLAINE
March 1844–8 January
1896) was a French poet
associated with the
Symbolist movement. He
was elected France's
"Prince of Poets" by his
peers. His poetry was
admired and recognized
as ground-breaking,
serving as a source of
inspiration.
He is considered one of
the greatest
representatives of the
Paul Verlaine peint fin de siècle in
par Gustave Courbet international and French
poetry.
 Can you put the different parts
of Verlaine’s life in the right
order?
erlaine then meets the poet Rimbaud who will have a great impact on h
n July 1873 in a drunken, jealous rage,
e fired two shots with a pistol at Rimbaud,
ounding his left wrist, though not seriously injuring the poet.
s an indirect result of this incident, Verlaine was arrested
nd imprisoned.

Born in Metz, he began writing poetry at He died in Paris at

an early age. the age of 51
His first published collection was on 8 January 1896.
Poèmes Saturniens (1866) when he was
22..
last years saw his descent into drug addiction, alcoholism, and poverty
n slums and public hospitals, and spent his days drinking absinthe in Pa

Following his release from prison,

Verlaine travelled to England,
where he worked for some years as a teacher
and produced another successful collection, Sagesse.
 What is Symbolism?
Highlight the words related to
it:
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• Musicality
• Images
• Moods
• Feelings
• Sounds
• Words
• Magic
• Suggestion
• Subtle
 Travail en paires.
Les mots importants du
poème:
• Sanglot: sob • Anciens: ancient, old
• Blesser: to injure, to • Pleurer: to cry
hurt, to wound • Vent: wind
• Langueur: languor, • Mauvais: bad
lethargy • Emporter: to sweep
• Monotone away
• Suffocant: suffocating, • Pareil: similar, such
stifling • Feuille: leave
• Blême: pale • Morte: dead
• Sonner: to ring, to
strike
• Se souvenir: to
 About the poem:
It is one of the best known in the French
language. It
is included in Verlaine's first collection,
Poèmes
Saturniens (1866).

The first and second lines of the poem (Les

sanglots longs des
violons de l'automne / Blessent mon cœur
d'une langueur
monotone.) were broadcast by the Allies over
Radio Londres in
1944 as a code message to the French
Resistance in
Paul VERLAINE (1844-1896)

Chanson
d'automne
Poèmes saturniens
Les sanglots longs
Des violons
De l'automne
Blessent mon coeur
D'une langueur
Monotone.
Tout suffocant
Et blême, quand
Sonne l'heure,
Je me souviens
Des jours anciens
Et je pleure
Et je m'en vais
Au vent
mauvais
Qui m'emporte
Deçà, delà,
Pareil à la
Feuille morte.
 Chanson d’automne:
Les sanglots longs Et je m'en vais
Des violons Au vent mauvais
De l'automne Qui m'emporte
Blessent mon coeur Deçà, delà,
D'une langueur
Pareil à la
Monotone.
Feuille morte.
Tout suffocant
Et blême, quand
Sonne l'heure,
Je me souviens
Des jours anciens
Et je pleure
Qu’est-ce que ce poème
raconte
sur l’automne?

L’AUTOMNE
 Ecris un poème sur
l’automne
avec bonjour….., au
revoir……:
Bonjour l’automne, au revoir l’été.
Bonjour les feuilles mortes, au revoir les
feuilles vivantes.
Bonjour……., au revoir………..