How Does Pablo Neruda Use Personification And Implied Metaphors In 100 Love

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In sonnet XXV of 100 Love Sonnets, Pablo Neruda utilizes personification and implied metaphors to create vivid imagery in his poem. In this sonnet, Neruda describes a romantic and enchanting afternoon with his lover as they float through elegant gardens under the clear sky. The author effectively translates this imagery by the uses of literary devices such as personification and implied metaphors. For example, in line 2 of the poem Neruda writes, “The light arrived and opened like a rose garden”. The use the words “arrived” and “opened” in respect to the light, give it human qualities in which inanimate objects cannot possess, which is also known as personification. This allows for the reader to obtain a more meticulously detailed picture of

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