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100 Cards in this Set
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What were Sor Juana's four major occupations?
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nun, scientist, musician, and writer
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Where did Sor Juana first take her vows?
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the Convent of San Jeronimo
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What is the main subject of Sonnet 27?
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the futile falsity of flattering portraiture
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In what two respects do Sonnet 27 and 28 differ?
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topic and tone
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What subject do both sonnets mention?
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the power of time to fade material and physical beauty
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In what publication was "The Ruby" originally printed?
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the first four volumes of Azul
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To which Shakespeare play does "The Ruby" allude?
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
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In the story "The Ruby", which chemist discovers the formula for rubies?
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Fremy
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What figure of speech does "her body, once as white and smooth as orange blossoms" contain?
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simile
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Who was the first female Latin American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
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Gabriela Mistral
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Who is the speaker in "The Stranger"?
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a sympathetic observer
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For which nation did Gabriela Mistral serve as a diplomat?
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Chile
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To what is the "fierce, white passion" of the refugee compared?
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the "face of unknown stars"
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What does the refugee in "The Stranger" plant in the garden?
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cactus and alien grass
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Which literary work contains "United Fruit Co."?
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Canto General
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What two everyday subjects does an ode in The Elementary Odes address?
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tomatoes and eel stew
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To what does Neruda metaphorically compare "a bunch of lifeless fruit" in "United Fruit Co."?
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a dead body
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According to the switchman, why do citizens refrain from complaining about the train system?
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patriotism
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Why do some critics find Arreola's use of the nonrealistic mode inappropriate?
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they feel that the conditions and inequities in Mexico demand more serious and realistic social commentary
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What happens at the end of "The Switchman"?
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the train arrives and the switchman disappears
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In which country did Mario Vargas Llosa grow up?
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Bolivia
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For what was Martigny famous before the Frida Kahlo exhibit arrive?
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Roman ruins
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How many artworks did Frida Kahlo paint?
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fewer than 100
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How does Hayden Herrera assess Frida Kahlo's legacy?
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she suggests that Kahlo's works inspire other artists to explore personal subjects and images of the body with more freedom
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What were Sor Juana's notable poems?
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"The Divine Narcissus" and "First Dream"
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What is Rudolfo Anaya's current profession?
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teaches creative writiing at the University of New Mexico
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Who were Sor Juana's parents?
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Pedro Manuel de Asbaje and Isabel Ramirez
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When did Sor Juana get the attention of the viceroy and vicereine of New Spain?
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1664; when she was 16
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What were some of Sor Juana's practical works?
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"Allegorical Neptune" and "The Trials of a Noble House"
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How many plays did Sor Juana write?
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13
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What did Sor Juana do when she was 19?
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she left the viceroy and entered the convent of San Jose de las Carmelitas Descalzas
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Where and when did Sor Juana take her vows?
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at the Convent of San Jeronimo when she was 20 years old
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What did Sor Juana write in 1690?
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a letter known as "the Athenagoric Letter"
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Describe the content of the "The Athenagoric Letter".
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a criticism of the 1650 sermon of the famous Portuguese Jesuit, Antonio de Vieyra
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What was "The Athenagoric Letter" published with?
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a letter from the Bishop of Puebla that praises Sor Juana but also criticizes her focus on secular topics
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What did Sor Juana write in response to Sor Filotea's letter?
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1691; "Respuesta a Sor Filotea"; defends her write to pursue an intellectual life; education of women
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What is the structure of Sonnet 27 based on?
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Petrarchan sonnet
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In what subjects did Anaya get degrees?
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English and counseling
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What was Anaya's job from 1971-1973?
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Director of Counseling at the University of Albuquerque
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What was Anaya's first published novel?
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Bless Me, Ultima
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Who published Bless Me, Ultima?
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Quinto Sol in Berkeley, California
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Where did Anaya's family move?
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Santa Rosa and then to Albuquerque
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When was Rudolfo Anaya born?
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1937
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Where was Rudolfo Anaya born?
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Pastura, New Mexico
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Waht prize was Anaya awarded for Bless Me, Ultima?
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1971 Premio Quinto Sol Literary Prize
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What was Ruben Dario the "father" of?
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the father of Spanish Modernism
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What literary journal did Ruben Dario publish in 1888?
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Azul
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Where did "The Ruby" first appear?
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Azul
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What do Gabriela Mistral's works center on?
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tragic circumstances of Mistral's life and the lives of others
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What did Gabriela Mistral desperately want?
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children of her own
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What did Gabriela Mistral do with the proceeds from Tala?
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helped homeless children in the war-torn Basque region of Spain
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What author wrote several lullabies?
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Gabriela Mistral
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What was Sonetos de la Muerte?
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Mistral's response to a former lover's suicide
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What was Tala?
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Mistral's volume of poetry
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Where was Pablo Neruda born?
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Parral, Chile
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Where did Pablo Neruda die?
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Isla Negra, Chile
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What poet did Pablo Neruda like?
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Walt Whitman
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In what political entities did Pablo Neruda serve?
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Chile's consular service, the senate, and the Communist party
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What award did Neruda win?
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the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971
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What were three of Neruda's notable works?
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Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair, The Elementary Odes, and Canto General
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What does Canto General examine?
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Latin American history from a Marxist perspective
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Where and what did Juan Jose Arreola study?
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theatre in Mexico and Pris
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What did Arreola pioneer?
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non-realistic literature
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What genre did Arreola favor?
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short story
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Arreola used what theme in the tradition of which authors?
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existentialist; Franz Kafka and Albert Camus
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What was the name of the literary magazine founded by Antonio Alatorre?
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Pan
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What were two of Arreola's short story collections?
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Varia Invencion and Confabulario
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What was one of Arreola's one-act plays?
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La Hora de Todos
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What was one of Arreola's novels?
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La Feria
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What is "The Switchman" a satire of?
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the Mexican train system
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Which short selection is from the "theatre of the absurd"?
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"The Switchman"
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Where was Mario Vargas Llosa born?
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Peru
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Where did Mario Vargas Llosa grow up?
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Bolivia
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Where did Llosa conduct his post-graduate studies?
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in Madrid
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When did Llosa write novels?
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the 1960s
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When did Llosa enter politics?
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the 1980s
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When did Llosa run for president of Peru?
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1990
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Who did Llosa lose to in his bid for the presidency?
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Alberto Fujimori
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When did Llosa publish "Painting to Survive?
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2001
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In which collection did Llosa publish "Painting to Survive"?
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The Language of Passion
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Before Llosa, where was the only place Kahlo was famous?
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Mexico
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Where did Llosa gain an appreciation for Kahlo's work?
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an exhibition in Martigny, Switzerland
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When did Llosa visit Kahlo's exhibition?
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March 1998
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What illnesses did Kahlo face?
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polio, a bus accident and a leg amputation
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What three things did Kahlo paint about?
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her physical suffering, her politics, and her love life
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Between Kahlo and her husband, who had the most technical skill?
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her husband, Diego Rivera
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Between Kahlo and her husband, whose paintings were more personal?
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Frida Kahlo
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When did Sor Juana die?
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1695
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When did Mistral publish Tala?
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1938
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When did Arreola publish Vario Invencion?
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1949
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When did the Communist Party nominated Neruda for the president of Chile?
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1970
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What did Neruda die of?
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cancer
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When did Neruda die?
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1973
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What was La Nacion?
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French periodical for which Dario wrote articles during his later years
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Andre Breton
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praised Frida Kahlo as a surrealist
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Trotsky
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expatriate Soviet leader; had an affair with this man
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What three literary devices were present in Sonnet 27?
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personification, alliteration, and metaphor
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What are the three themes of Sonnet 28?
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futility of materialism, effects of time on beauty, and the benefits of an intellectual lifestyle
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What are the themes of "The Ruby"?
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the inability of man's creations to match the beauty of their natural counterparts; the consuming power of love
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Where was Ruben Dario born?
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Nicaragua
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