Cotapos says your laughter drops
The poem explores the theme of love and its effects on the speaker's emotions and surroundings. The speaker describes their lover's laughter as having a profound impact, capable of transforming the environment and affecting the speaker's mood. The use of metaphorical language creates vivid imagery, emphasizing the intensity of the emotions experienced by the speaker.
By Pablo Neruda · First published 1954 · Genre: Poetry, Lyricism, Imagism · 136 words
First lines
Cotapos says your laughter drops like a hawk from a stony tower. It's true: daughter of the sky, you slit the world and its green leaves, with one bolt of your lightning: it falls, it thunders: the tongues of the dew, the waters of a diamond, the light with its bees leap. And there where a long-bearded silence had lived, little bombs of light explode, the sun and the stars, down comes the sky, with its thick-shadowed night, bells and carnations glow in the full moon, the saddlemakers' horses gallop.
Because you are small as you are, let it rip: let the meteor of your laughter fly: electrify the natural names of things!
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Pablo Neruda
- Date: 1954 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Lyricism, Imagism, Romanticism, Surrealism
- Length: 136 words
- Structure: 1 section, 2 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Poetry — The work is characterized by its lyrical and expressive language, typical of poetry.
- Lyricism — The text conveys personal emotions and thoughts, focusing on the beauty of laughter and nature.
- Imagism — The vivid imagery and sensory details create strong visual representations, aligning with imagist principles.
- Romanticism — Themes of nature, emotion, and individual experience reflect romantic ideals.
Tags
Poetry · Love · Nature · Imagery · Sensuality · Latin American Literature · Chilean Poetry · Free Verse · Lyrical · Emotional · Intimate · Personal
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