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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Sonnet XXIV, describes the clouds and what "triumphant" group of people?
2. In Sonnet XXX, what is the lost object that Neruda says no one will retrieve?
3. In Sonnet XXX, Neruda says that Matilde has hair as thick as what kind of tree?
4. In Sonnet L, what aspect of Matilde does Neruda say "drops like a hawk from a stony tower?"
5. In Sonnet XXIX, where is Matilde born?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are some ways Neruda describes Matilde and her house using images related to sound in Sonnet XXXVIII?
2. Why does Neruda give Matilde the title "The One Who Puts Things in Order" in Sonnet XXXI?
3. Neruda says that "everything alive has its two sides," including love. In Sonnet XLIV, what are the two sides of Neruda's love for Matilde? Why are both sides important?
4. What is Neruda looking at in Sonnet XXIV that inspires his phrase, "...so many blues -- heavenly blues, sunken blues --/ our eyes are a little confused?"
5. What imagery does Neruda use to compare Matilde to bread in Sonnet XIII?
6. Explain how Matilde acts as a healer and protector in Sonnet XXIII.
7. In Sonnet I, how does Neruda describe Matilde's name?
8. What gives Neruda and Matilde the "eternal life of the Natural" in Sonnet XLVIII?
9. What brings night and day to Neruda in Sonnet XXXV?
10. In Sonnet XXXIII, where are Matilde and Neruda before they return "across the crackling sea?" Why do they return home?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In many poems, Neruda ascribes life-giving or healing properties to Matilde. Describe Matilde's role as a healer or life-bringer throughout the 100 Sonnets. Be sure to use specific examples from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Many of Neruda's poems include examples of cycles or cyclical images. Examine the poet's inclusion of cycles in his poems and the importance of those cycles to the overarching themes contained in Neruda's 100 Sonnets. Use specific cycles that are found in the poems, and support all assertions with examples from the texts.
Essay Topic 3
Summarize Matilde as she appears in Neruda's poems. Use Neruda's poetry to define various aspects of Matilde's person; some aspects one may want to explore include her appearance, her sexuality, her domesticity, her personality and any other aspects from the poems. Use specific examples from the sonnets.
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