Pablo Neruda’s exploration and travels throughout the world in locations such as Chile, Singapore and Myanmar, ignited his fascination for nature, which becomes a major motif in many of his poems particularly those pertaining to his multiple love affairs. In Neruda’s poetry he highlights his infatuation with nature by comparing it to his romantic relationships. In the work The Poetry of Pablo Neruda by Pablo Neruda, the poems “XIV: Every Day You Play” and “XVI” from the collection One Hundred Love Sonnets, Neruda personifies nature to act as a muse to compare the uncontrollable essence and mystery of nature to relationships.
The natural world operates under a set of rules and spectrums that are mostly unknown to man and uncontrollable, and …show more content…
He describes how she sits, “like honey in the shade” (12). The simile conveys how sweet and refreshing her presence has over him. He also compares her to nature by saying she is “My dove, my globe” (14). Doves are a symbol of peace and purity, referring back to the start of the poem when the speaker mentions her purity when he compares her to a “Handful of earth” (1). This expresses how his emotions toward her are a never ending cycle. Yet, the repetition of My displays his possessiveness and power he has over her as he is stating that if he controls her he controls the universe. The speaker also states how, “compact and planetary” she is (14). Neruda’s use of juxtaposition between these two words illuminates both the close bond between the couple as well as the large emotions that a relationship emits. Neruda’s use of nature in both poems are personified to act as love interest to compare the similarities between the two. Both poem’s illustrates the uncontrollable tendencies and mystery of a relationship by personifying nature as the speaker’s lover. Neruda emphasizes the message that although nature, time, and seasons are constantly shifting from chaotic to comforting, loves stability and ability to foster a bond between two people trumps
The natural world operates under a set of rules and spectrums that are mostly unknown to man and uncontrollable, and …show more content…
He describes how she sits, “like honey in the shade” (12). The simile conveys how sweet and refreshing her presence has over him. He also compares her to nature by saying she is “My dove, my globe” (14). Doves are a symbol of peace and purity, referring back to the start of the poem when the speaker mentions her purity when he compares her to a “Handful of earth” (1). This expresses how his emotions toward her are a never ending cycle. Yet, the repetition of My displays his possessiveness and power he has over her as he is stating that if he controls her he controls the universe. The speaker also states how, “compact and planetary” she is (14). Neruda’s use of juxtaposition between these two words illuminates both the close bond between the couple as well as the large emotions that a relationship emits. Neruda’s use of nature in both poems are personified to act as love interest to compare the similarities between the two. Both poem’s illustrates the uncontrollable tendencies and mystery of a relationship by personifying nature as the speaker’s lover. Neruda emphasizes the message that although nature, time, and seasons are constantly shifting from chaotic to comforting, loves stability and ability to foster a bond between two people trumps