Octavio Paz Writing Styles in My Life with the Wave

This Study Guide consists of approximately 34 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of My Life with the Wave.

Octavio Paz Writing Styles in My Life with the Wave

This Study Guide consists of approximately 34 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of My Life with the Wave.
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Although it can be read as a short story, "My Life with the Wave" is included in a poetry collection, and is generally categorized as a "prose poem." A prose poem is written in the form of prose, but includes significant elements of poetry. "My Life with the Wave" is a prose poem in the sense that while it is a story written in prose, it includes elements of heightened emotion and imaginative fancy characteristic of poetry.

Narrative Voice and Point-of-View

"My Life with the Wave" is written from the first person point-of-view, meaning that the narrator, the main character in the story, tells the story from his own perspective. The first person narrative voice in this story represents a love relationship from the perspective of one of the lovers, portraying only one side of the story, which is how most people in real life experience love...

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