![]() ![]() Repetition is another important literary device. He uses lines like: “the light of those flowers, hidden, within itself” and “so close that your hand upon my chest is mine,” all of which are quite evocative. The latter is one of the most important techniques at work in ‘Sonnet XVII.’ As Neruda’s speaker, or Neruda, as the case may be, it can be seen throughout the poem describing his love for the listener. These include repetition, enjambment, and imagery. The second half of a sonnet often also contains an answer to a question asked in the first or an elaboration on the first’s details.Įven though this poem was originally written in Spanish, there are several literary devices that readers should take note of. The space between the two sections of the poem is called the “turn.” This means that something about the poem, whether that is the speaker, subject matter, or opinion of the narrator, changes. The pattern (regardless of rhyme) comes closest to the Petrarchan sonnet, named after the poet Francesco Petrarca. While sonnets are generally contained within one block of text, they commonly follow this same pattern (of two quatrains and a sestet). The last stanza has six lines and is known as a sextet. The first two stanzas contain four lines and are known as quatrains. ![]() ‘ One Hundred Love Sonnets: XVII’ by Pablo Neruda is a fourteen-line sonnet separated into three stanzas. This forces the reader to think on a much deeper level about what the relationship is like and how it might transcend normal barriers. Neruda uses phrases like “I love you as one loves certain obscure things, / secretly, between the shadow and the soul” to describe this relationship. He is very aware of its complexities and the fact that simple language is not enough to define it. The speaker digs deep into his love in the lines of this sonnet. Neruda was concerned with the power and possibilities of love, as well as the human soul. There is no better way to put it.Īs with most love sonnets, the themes in this piece are quite clear. He admits that he loves this person, and that is that. In the final lines, the speaker gives up trying to define his love through metaphor. It is like the love one would feel for a flower that is not blooming, existing needless of exterior beauty. The next section describes how his love is going to exist, no matter what. They cannot be pegged down to anything as trite as a rose. They exist deeper and are present in the “shadow and the soul.” This makes it seem as if his emotions are forbidden or ephemeral. These objects, a rose and a flaming arrow are traditional representatives of love. In the first stanza, the speaker lists out a few things that his love is not like. ‘One Hundred Love Sonnets: XVII’ by Pablo Neruda describes the love he feels and how it surpasses any previous definition of what love could be. ![]()
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