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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. What question does the poet ask in "Absence of Joaquin"?

2. How many sections does "The Magellan Heart" have?

3. Why is it difficult to see in "Thinking, Tangling Shadows"?

4. In "Ode with a Lament," when does the poet realize he is too old for the woman?

5. In "Love, America (1400)," what does the poet say America has no word for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Lautaro in "Education of the Chieftain"?

2. How does the poet connect the woman in "Body of a Woman" to nature?

3. How does the poet end "Antarctic"?

4. In "Ode with a Lament," what problem does the poet face regarding the woman?

5. In "The Way into Wood," how does Pablo Neruda describe nature?

6. What do the shadows do to the poet in "Thinking, Tangling Shadows"?

7. What powers does the creature possess in "Every Day you Play"?

8. Why does the poet feel he is the witness in "Signifying Shadows"?

9. In "Love, American (1400)," what does the poet say remains?

10. What happens to the people of the island in "They Come For the Islands"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does colonization play in Pablo Neruda's poetry?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Pablo Neruda's use of personification. How does his personification of nature compare to other examples of the technique?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Pablo Neruda's shift from romantic love poetry to poetry that is centered on death and politics. Consider the way he changes poetic devices and techniques.

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