Pablo Neruda (1904 ndash 1973)

Born July 12 1904 Parral Chile

Died September 23 1973 (aged 69)Santiago Chile

Notable worksbull Residence on Earthbull Canto generalbull Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despairbull Elemental Odesbull Spain in My Heart

Movement Style NerudismoAwards and Honors Nobel Prize (1971)

Every day you play with the light of the universe-Pablo Neruda

AnalysisIn this poem Neruda mourns the death of his dog whom he paints as an ideal companion He describes how the death of his dog has made him rethink his views on the afterlife and that he thinks there is a heaven just for dogs nowldquoThe poemhellipreflects the choices consciously or unconsciously made concerning the subject positions community affiliations and meaning making activities of self understanding represented in written language Poetic identity (or range of identities)can be interpreted in the writing of the poemrdquo There are many ways of interpreting poetry some are viable some are not some work with specific poems only others are good for general study Looking at a poem as a ldquowindow to the soul of the poetrdquo is often a dangerous psychological game where we more often than not invent the person behind the poem ldquoDangerousrdquo here refers to the danger of untruth or in the case of poets we know the danger of misjudgment

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Born July 12 1904 Parral Chile

Died September 23 1973 (aged 69)Santiago Chile

Notable worksbull Residence on Earthbull Canto generalbull Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despairbull Elemental Odesbull Spain in My Heart

Movement Style NerudismoAwards and Honors Nobel Prize (1971)

Every day you play with the light of the universe-Pablo Neruda

AnalysisIn this poem Neruda mourns the death of his dog whom he paints as an ideal companion He describes how the death of his dog has made him rethink his views on the afterlife and that he thinks there is a heaven just for dogs nowldquoThe poemhellipreflects the choices consciously or unconsciously made concerning the subject positions community affiliations and meaning making activities of self understanding represented in written language Poetic identity (or range of identities)can be interpreted in the writing of the poemrdquo There are many ways of interpreting poetry some are viable some are not some work with specific poems only others are good for general study Looking at a poem as a ldquowindow to the soul of the poetrdquo is often a dangerous psychological game where we more often than not invent the person behind the poem ldquoDangerousrdquo here refers to the danger of untruth or in the case of poets we know the danger of misjudgment

Additional Links

httpspablonerudasadoghasdiedwordpresscomanalysis

httpfriendship-ismagicblogspotcom201403a-dog-has-died-by-pablo-nerudahtml

httpclass-discussions1103083n5nabblecomquot-A-Dog-has-died-quot-by-Pablo-Neruda-td22html

AnalysisIn this poem Neruda mourns the death of his dog whom he paints as an ideal companion He describes how the death of his dog has made him rethink his views on the afterlife and that he thinks there is a heaven just for dogs nowldquoThe poemhellipreflects the choices consciously or unconsciously made concerning the subject positions community affiliations and meaning making activities of self understanding represented in written language Poetic identity (or range of identities)can be interpreted in the writing of the poemrdquo There are many ways of interpreting poetry some are viable some are not some work with specific poems only others are good for general study Looking at a poem as a ldquowindow to the soul of the poetrdquo is often a dangerous psychological game where we more often than not invent the person behind the poem ldquoDangerousrdquo here refers to the danger of untruth or in the case of poets we know the danger of misjudgment

Additional Links

httpspablonerudasadoghasdiedwordpresscomanalysis

httpfriendship-ismagicblogspotcom201403a-dog-has-died-by-pablo-nerudahtml

httpclass-discussions1103083n5nabblecomquot-A-Dog-has-died-quot-by-Pablo-Neruda-td22html

Additional Links

httpspablonerudasadoghasdiedwordpresscomanalysis

httpfriendship-ismagicblogspotcom201403a-dog-has-died-by-pablo-nerudahtml

httpclass-discussions1103083n5nabblecomquot-A-Dog-has-died-quot-by-Pablo-Neruda-td22html