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Use Of Tone In Neruda's Poem I Do Not Love You

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In the poem ,“I do not love you except because I love you,” Neruda manipulates the tone by restricting what the reader visualizes in his use of imagery. He changes the tone to show how the speaker is feeling throughout the poem. He shows how his emotions change for this woman he deeply loves.
For example in line 4 where he states, “My heart moves from cold to fire,” the author uses the tones abhorring and loving to help the reader visualize the speaker’s feelings change from hate to a burning love. The speaker feels hate towards his lover for not being loved but he loves her so deeply he can 't let go. Another example( in line 7) where he states, “Bend to you, and the measure of my changing love for you.” the author uses the tone hopeful to
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