Question

Why do you think Neruda chose to structure the poem the way he did? How does the poem’s structure reflect Neruda’s unique cultural experience?
here is the poem:
Take bread away from me, if you wish,
take air away, but
do not take from me your laughter.

Do not take away the rose,
the lanceflower that you pluck,
the water that suddenly
bursts forth in your joy,
the sudden wave
of silver born in you.

My struggle is harsh and I come back
with eyes tired
at times from having seen
the unchanging earth,
but when your laughter enters
it rises to the sky seeking me
and it opens for me all
the doors of life.

My love, in the darkest
hour your laughter
opens, and if suddenly
you see my blood staining
the stones of the street,
laugh, because your laughter
will be for my hands
like a fresh sword.

Next to the sea in the autumn,
your laughter must raise
its foamy cascade,
and in the spring, love,
I want your laughter like
the flower I was waiting for,
the blue flower, the rose
of my echoing country.

Laugh at the night,
at the day, at the moon,
laugh at the twisted
streets of the island,
laugh at this clumsy
boy who loves you,
but when I open
my eyes and close them,
when my steps go,
when my steps return,
deny me bread, air,
light, spring,
but never your laughter
for I would die.

Answer 1

i don't know this one but pick the one you think is best

Answer 2

um what?

Answer 3

oh okay so the poem looks back on the real emotions and circumstances that Neruda experienced through his life.

Answer 4

@supie

Answer 5

I have to figure out why he structures the poem the way he did and how it reflects his unique cultural experience

Answer 6

yeah

Answer 7

Well I jus helped you on the first half you should be able to figure out the rest on ur own

Answer 8

ok thanks