Pre-AP English II: Timed Writing on "Poetry"

Take about 10 minutes to annotate your copy of the poem we looked at earlier this week. Then, in half an hour, write an analytical essay based on the following prompt.

In Pablo Neruda's "Poetry," how does the poet use literary devices -- such as, but not limited to, alliteration, hyperbole, metaphor, paradox, or personification -- to convey poetry’s power/ability to transform one’s life?