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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 XX, what two opposing concepts does Neruda use to describe Matilde?
2. In Sonnet XXI, what season does Neruda say he does not want to go "one moment more without?"
3. In Sonnet XIX, what is Matilde doing before she returns to "the world full of salt and sun?"
4. What color is a prominent motif in Sonnet XXIV?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What gives Neruda and Matilde the "eternal life of the Natural" in Sonnet XLVIII?
2. What brings night and day to Neruda in Sonnet XXXV?
3. In Sonnet XI, Neruda is starving and is prowling for sustenance. What "food" is he looking for?
4. In Sonnet VII, what causes Neruda's emotions to burst forth like "geysers flooding from deep in its vault?"
5. Why does Neruda give Matilde the title "The One Who Puts Things in Order" in Sonnet XXXI?
6. What are some ways Neruda describes Matilde and her house using images related to sound in Sonnet XXXVIII?
7. Explain how Matilde acts as a healer and protector in Sonnet XXIII.
8. In Sonnet XLV, what does Neruda say will happen to him if Matilde leaves?
9. 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?
10. What obstacles does Neruda and Matilde's love face in Sonnet XXVIII? Does their love survive?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Neruda includes images of many opposites in his poems, including heat and cold, order and chaos, love and hate, and innumerable others. Very often, the author compares and contrasts those opposites before incorporating both opposites into one unified concept. Analyze at least three poems that contain opposites, and explain how the author reconciles opposite concepts to create one unified idea. Be sure to use specific examples from the sonnets.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze Neruda's use of food imagery. What objects or concepts does Neruda relate to food? What properties do the described objects and the food they are compared to have in common? What do the food images in Neruda's poems indicate about the poet himself and how he views the object being described? Support any assertions with examples from the text.
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