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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 "We Are Many," why can't the poet decide who he is?

2. In "Tides," what makes the poet's skeleton?

3. What does the storm teach the weak in "Ode to the Storm"?

4. What does the poet say the chestnut looks like in "Ode to a Fallen Chestnut"?

5. What does the poet say about his friend's face in the rock in "The Portrait in the Rock"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Word," what influences on language does the poet describe?

2. What does Pablo Neruda say about the common man in "The Unknown One"?

3. In "Past," why does the poet suggest forgetting the past?

4. How does the poet feel while describing the burial in "Ode to the Yellow Bird"?

5. How does Pablo Neruda feel about the sea in "The Sea"?

6. What is the atmosphere of the setting in "The Pension on the Calle Maruri"?

7. In "Fable of the Mermaid and the Drunks," what does the mermaid seem to represent?

8. How is "The Names" formatted?

9. How is the ship in "Leviathan" described?

10. What does the tomato do in "Ode to the Tomato"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the poems in which Pablo Neruda reveals the writing process. What role do these poems play? How do they relate to the major themes in Pablo Neruda's other works?

Essay Topic 2

How does the poet explore the idea of man vs. nature? What message about the natural world does this collection of poems reveal?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the theme of loneliness in Pablo Neruda's poetry.

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