Sentimental domination in Neruda's poetry DOCX

Title	Sentimental domination in Neruda's poetry
Author	Manjeera G
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Date: 14th Feburary 2017 Name of the Paper: Contemporary Literature (ii) Submitted to: Deepti Bhardwaj Submitted by: Manjeera Sentiments dominate Neruda’s poetry. Do you agree? Discuss. “What a pity that I have nothing to give you except The nails of my fingers, or eyelashes, or pianos melted by lov...

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Date: 14th Feburary 2017 Name of the Paper: Contemporary Literature (ii) Submitted to: Deepti Bhardwaj Submitted by: Manjeera Sentiments dominate Neruda's poetry. Do you agree? Discuss. "What a pity that I have nothing to give you except The nails of my fingers, or eyelashes, or pianos melted by love" -Ode With a Lament, from Residencia en la Tierra, II (1935) Poetry is a fluid form of expression, accurately conveying emotions with utmost sincerity and Pablo Neruda, the Chilean Noble Prize laureate, utilizes this to reinvent poetry in the most organic ways. The traditional belief that poetry serves as a medium to convey feelings, rather than to emphasize facts, is severely challenged by Neruda, who through his emotions manages to make the most profound political and philosophical statements. Neruda's poetry is full of emotions and startling individuality – he always brings in his own perspectives in the poem. To give an example, in "Discovers of Chile", from Canto General (1950), Neruda goes back in history to 'rediscover' the origins of Chile, and presents his own individual understanding of the 'recurring' invasion of his country. His love poetry, again, is very personal. But the message Neruda wants to convey is not restricted by this individuality, as one understands by putting his works under a microscope. Neruda's own alienation and individuality were drastically different from that of the Western Modernist writers; his alienation leads him to empathize with sufferings of the people. It further aids him to produce and hone his poetry, creating a matrix of images joined with emotions. The most distinguishing feature of Neruda's poetry is the vivid use of imagery to express raw emotion and passion. While I completely agree that Pablo Neruda was a poet full of emotions, I do not think he was sentimental. Emotions are the epicentre of love poetry, but 1...