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“And tell me everything, tell chain by chain, and link by link, and step by step; sharpen the knives you kept hidden away, thrust them into my breast, into my hands, like a torrent of sunbursts, an Amazon of buried jaguars, and leave me cry: hours, days and years, blind ages, stellar centuries.” quote by Pablo Neruda
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““And tell me everything, tell chain by chain, and link by link, and step by step; sharpen the knives you kept hidden away, thrust them into my breast, into my hands, like a torrent of sunbursts, an Amazon of buried jaguars, and leave me cry: hours, days and years, blind ages, stellar centuries.””

Pablo Neruda

About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

The poet uses vivid, violent imagery to convey intense emotional turmoil and yearning for connection.

In simple terms: Intense longing expressed with fierce metaphors.

Key Takeaway

Embrace raw emotion in expression.

Themes

love pain connection

Mood

intense reflective

Type

poetic dramatic

When to use this quote

  • personal confession
  • artistic creation
  • therapy

Key Concepts

metaphor surrealism

Questions to Reflect On

  • What emotions does this evoke?
  • How does metaphor shape feeling?
A Different Perspective

Such imagery may overwhelm some readers.

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