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7 February, 19:24

Pablo Naruda uses laughter as a symbol for hope and strength in "Your Laughter." Using evidence from the poem,

explain how the poet uses language to develop these symbols.

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  1. 7 February, 23:06
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    "Your Laughter" is a poem by Pablo Neruda. The poem is about a man who faces many struggles and can overcome these through the laughter of his lover. The poem has a theme of laughter, hope, and song.

    The poet uses laughter as a symbol for hope and strength in "Your Laughter" in many ways.

    For Example in the third stanza,

    "My struggle is harsh and I come back

    with eyes tired

    at times from having seen

    the unchanging earth,

    but when your laughter enters

    it rises to the sky seeking me

    and it opens for me all

    the doors of life."

    the speaker speaks of the hope that he gets from the smile of his lover. When the speaker faces struggles and comes home with tired eyes seeing his lover laugh it opens "the doors of life" meaning hope. As her laughter gives him hope to face the situation.

    "laugh, because your laughter

    will be for my hands

    like a fresh sword."

    These lines tell us that the speaker gets strength from the lover's laughter. Because when she laughs her laughter will be like a fresh sword in the speaker's hand showing that he gets his strength from his lover's laughter.
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