The sudden wave
of silver in you.
your laughter from the captain's verses by pablo neruda, copyright © 1972 by pablo neruda and donald d. walsh. reprinted by permission of new
directions publishing corp.
what type of figurative language does the poet use in these lines?
onomatopoeia to describe the sound of laughter
hyperbole to exaggerate the volume of the laughter
metaphor to compare laughter to something valuable
metonomy to dramatize laughter in a particular setting
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