100 Love Sonnets = Cien Sonetos de Amor | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Dedication - X

1. In his dedication, Neruda says that poets before him have written sonnets whose rhymes are like crystal or cannon fire. What does Neruda say his poems are made of?

Wood.

2. In Sonnet I, what image does Neruda NOT use to describe Matilde's name?

A castle.

3. In Sonnet II, Neruda laments that his path to Matilde has been long and lonely. What two obstacles does Neruda say divide him and Matilde?

Trains and nations.

4. In Sonnet II, what ultimately brings Neruda and Matilde together?

Their love.

5. In Sonnet III, Neruda compares "Bitter love" to what two objects?

Thorns and a spear.

6. In Sonnet III, what words does Neruda use to describe love?

Bitter/ferocious.

7. In Sonnet IV, what are some "Gifts from the earth" Neruda asks Matilde to remember?

Smells, clay, weeds and roots, thorns.

8. In Sonnet V, Neruda...
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