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Ode to My SocksIn the first lines of the poem, the speaker—probably Pablo Neruda himself—says that Maru Mori gave him a pair of socks that she had "knitted herself" with her own two hands. Maru Mori was the wife...
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Ode to My Socks“Ode to My Socks” is about the wondrous beautiful socks, but it is also about receiving a gift. Pablo Neruda’s speaker begins the poem with the name of the person who made the socks and gave them...
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Ode to My SocksSetting: Neruda gives only a few clues about the setting of this poem. In the beginning of the poem, the speaker tells us that a friend gave him a pair of socks that she had "knitted herself /with...
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Ode to My SocksYes. The apple that he praises in the poem alludes to the apple in the Garden of Eden, which he refers to as Paradise. However, the apple in Paradise was forbidden fruit: the myths is that Satan...
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Ode to My SocksThe very first line, “Maru Mori brought me,” sets a rhythm to the poem through the repetition of “m” and “r,” which seem to roll, not unlike the sounds of the entire poem. No specific rhythm...
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Ode to My SocksThe speaker feels grateful and special due to the gift of affection. The speaker’s feelings are well-represented in the last lines. The moral of my ode is this: beauty is twice beauty and what is...
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Ode to My Socks"So this is the moral of my ode: twice beautiful is beauty and what is good doubly good when it is a case of two woolen socks in wintertime."The poet states that his moral is that...
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Ode to My SocksIn "Ode to My Socks" there are several figures of speech, for example repetition. He repeats the word two and uses images of two also. For example, two socks as soft as rabbits and two cases, two...
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Ode to My SocksThis amazing poem contains so many excellent examples of imagery as the speaker conveys his delight with his gift in a bewildering array of descriptions that test the limits of language as he...
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Ode to My SocksPablo Neruda's "Ode to My Socks" is full of figurative language, including similes and metaphors. Similes are figurative comparisons using "like" or "as." Metaphors are implicit figurative...
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Ode to My SocksThe more ancient odes were written about epic characters and events. The Romantics (Keats, Shelley) wrote odes about elements of nature (Nightingales, Seasons) which provided a means for them to...
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Ode to My SocksThis poem is written in free verse, a detailed defintion of which can be found at the website listed below. Free verse has no rhyme or meter; it is a simplistic and straightforward form of...
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Ode to My SocksIn the Pablo Neruda poem "Ode to My Socks," the speaker utilizes a number of analogies to emphasize the value he places on this particular item. The speaker is not saying he literally wants to put...
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Ode to My SocksTranslating means putting words from one language into another. Culture refers to the shared goals, attitudes, language, etc. of a people group. So, I am not sure what you are asking from your...
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Ode to My SocksFirst of all the socks are handmade. So they will look somewhat irregular and won’t be perfect like if they were machine generated. The socks are also very soft, as they are described as “as soft...
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Ode to My SocksThe poem celebrates the appreciation of everyday things; namely those which have practical functions. The narrator is so appreciative that he acknowledges who made them (a subtle intimation in...
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Ode to My SocksNeruda’s "Ode to My Socks," which celebrates the extraordinary in an everyday item (a pair of handmade socks), is filled with nature motifs: rabbits, blackbirds, fireflies, fish, and deer, just to...
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Ode to My SocksAn ode to such a commonplace thing may mean lethargy. It is a humorous subject, so it could comment on the humor of the age. One could argue that since not all persons in the world currently have...
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Ode to My SocksI am not sure which of the following translators is responsible for the version on enotes, but perhaps a little further research on your part will help you discover the answer.There are at least...