It Rains by Pablo Neruda (1943)

Name: It Rains
Author: Pablo Neruda

The poem explores the theme of love and its connection to nature. The speaker describes a romantic encounter with a loved one on a rainy day, using imagery and metaphor to convey the intensity of their emotions. The rain serves as a backdrop for the exploration of desire, intimacy, and the cyclical nature of human experience.

By Pablo Neruda · First published 1943 · Genre: Poetry, Romanticism, Symbolism · 139 words

First lines

It rains over the sand, over the roof the theme of the rain: the long Ls of rain fall slowly over the pages of my everlasting love, this salt of every day: rain, return to your old nest, return with your needles to the past: today I long for the whitest space, winter's whiteness for a branch of green rosebush and golden roses: something of infinite spring that today was waiting, under a cloudless sky and whiteness was waiting, when the rain returned to sadly drum against the window, then to dance with unmeasured fury over my heart and over the roof, reclaiming its place, asking me for a cup to fill once more with needles, with transparent time, with tears.

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Work type: Poem
Author: Pablo Neruda
Date: 1943 CE
Language: English
Genres: Poetry, Romanticism, Symbolism, Modernism, Nature Writing
Length: 139 words
Structure: 1 section, 1 paragraphs
Reading fit: Very Confusing

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Poetry — The work is characterized by its lyrical and expressive language, typical of poetic forms.
Romanticism — Themes of love, nature, and emotional depth align with the characteristics of Romantic literature.
Symbolism — The use of rain as a symbol for emotions and memories reflects the Symbolist movement.
Modernism — The introspective and fragmented style indicates influences of Modernist literature.