Read this excerpt from Neruda's "Your Laughter" and answer the question.
Take bread away from me, if you wish,
take air away, but
do not take from me your laughter
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.
Which best describes the impact of the poet's use of metonymy in this excerpt?
It suggests that the speaker appreciates a sense of humor.
O It indicates that the speaker could not live without his love's laughter.
O It implies that the speaker forgets about everything when he hears laughter.
It hints that the speaker fears his love will leave him in sadness.