100 Love Sonnets = Cien Sonetos de Amor | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Breadappears in Dedication, Sonnets XIII, XV - Matilde is frequently described as this. This emphasizes her basic simplicity, her earnestness and her earthiness. She is like a simple sustenance for Neruda to enjoy.

Woodappears in Dedication, Sonnets XV, XLVII - Neruda states that he makes his sonnets out of this. Neruda describes this as a basic gift of the earth, without pretensions, a difficult but solid material to work with.

Lightappears in Sonnets XVI, XXI, XXXV - Matilde is, many times, likened to this object/substance. This reference symbolizes how Neruda views Matilde; she...
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