Almost Out of the Sky

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"Almost Out of the Sky" is one of the lyrical love poems in Pablo Neruda’s celebrated collection *Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair*, noted for its sensual imagery and emotional intensity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf poem
associatedWith Song of Despair (collection-level) NERFINISHED
author Pablo Neruda NERFINISHED
collectionAuthor Pablo Neruda NERFINISHED
collectionPosition one of the twenty love poems
collectionPublicationYear 1924
countryOfOrigin Chile NERFINISHED
creator Pablo Neruda NERFINISHED
form free verse
genre love poem
lyric poetry
hasAdaptation audio recordings
spoken-word readings
hasTranslation English
multiple languages
imageryType natural imagery
sensual imagery
includedIn Spanish-language poetry curricula
Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada NERFINISHED
influenced readers of modern love poetry
language Spanish
literaryDevice metaphor
personification
simile
symbolism
literaryMovement 20th-century Latin American poetry
medium print
meter irregular
notableFor emotional intensity
sensual imagery
originalTitle Casi fuera del cielo NERFINISHED
partOf Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair NERFINISHED
period early career of Pablo Neruda
setting evocative natural landscapes
style emotive
highly imagistic
intensely lyrical
subject beloved woman
erotic love
theme desire
longing
melancholy
romantic love
tone intimate
passionate
wistful

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Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair hasPoem Almost Out of the Sky