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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 does the poet compare dreaming to in "Nocturnal Collection"?

2. What does "Widower's Tango" resemble?

3. In "Being Born in the Woods," what is born again?

4. When does harvest occur in "Being Born in the Woods"?

5. In "Signifying Shadows," what is the poet's calling?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the poet describe unity in "Unity"?

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

3. Why does the poet talk about fabric in "Weak with the Dawn"?

4. What happens to the unmanned ships in "The Ships"?

5. What is the funeral like in "Burial in the East"?

6. In "I'm Explaining a Few Things," what answer does the poet give for why he no longer writes love poems?

7. What does the Great Plumed God do in "A Soldier Sleeps"?

8. How does the poet end "Antarctic"?

9. What does the poet say about rules in "Nocturnal Statutes"?

10. In "Absence of Joaquin," what does the poet wonder about his own life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the poet use symbolism in this collection? Consider the use of water, rocks, and earth as symbols.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the role of women in Pablo Neruda's poetry. Consider the different categories of women he explores.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the theme of mortality in this collection of poetry. Trace the development of the theme regarding the chronology of the poems.

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