Pablo Neruda- Poet of the People

What did Neftali do from the moment he could talk?

• He learned to ride horses.

• He surrounded himself with words.

• He started playing soccer.

• He helped his father on the train.

What did Neftali love to do when he was young?

• Play soccer and throw acorns.

• Play in the forest, ride horseback, and swim in the river.

• Travel the world with his father.

• Build houses of flowers.

What name did Neftali adopt as a teenager, and what color ink did he prefer for his poems?

• Ricardo Basoalto, blue ink.

• Pablo Neruda, green ink.

• Gabriela Mistral, black ink.

• Yevgeny Yevtushenko, red ink.

What kinds of things did Pablo Neruda write poems about?

• Only about his childhood memories.

• Things he loved, opposites, and the stones of Chile.

• Only about political struggles.

• Just about the sea and its creatures.

Why did Pablo Neruda write about coal miners and workers struggling for freedom?

• He was forced to by the government.

• He wanted to become famous.

• He was angry about their dangerous jobs and wanted to share their story.

• He was a coal miner himself.