Ode to a large tuna in the market

Now Dead!
The author Pablo Nerudo uses lots of interesting ways to explain ode to a large tuna in the market. He mainly uses juxtaposition between life and death. Metaphors and similes such as, "torpedo (...) missile that swam" and "Sappy as a sprung fir"  show how alive the fish was and are juxtaposed with metaphors and imagery of death. One of the most powerful metaphors used is that of the torpedo.

Torpedo of the Ocean!
Because the tuna is really fast and graceful, the motion of it is represented by weaponry used in army, "Torpedo, Missile that swam". Right next to it, a juxtaposition is placed, explaining that the once torpedo is now "Lying in front of me Dead". Because this poem uses lots of juxtaposition, there are more of these examples.

Sea-quake!
"Ode to a large Tuna in the Market" uses lots of metaphor, one of which is describing the motion of the fish, "Tidal Wave" which shows that the fish was constantly moving, like a tidal wave, because tidal waves don't stop and keep going, and then it's positioned next to "Dead Remains" which shows that after the whole fast movement and graceful swimming, it is NOW just dead, insignificant pieces. Also "Tidal Wave" show how full of life it was, just like a sprung fir.


Catafalque King
In the poem there is also a age difference, young and old. The meaning of childhood and happiness is represented by "Sappy as a sprung fir", because a sprung fir of green turmoil stands for happiness and young age, while "Dead, catafalque king" means that an old and dead king of the ocean is NOW lying dead, catafalque between all the other insignificant vegetables. The author also used "Sprung fir" as a reference to how perfect the fish is, just like a well-oiled ship of the wind.

Ship of the Wind!
The creator of this poem also used an other metaphor, "Well-oiled Ship of the Wind" to represent the perfection of the fish, that it swam swiftly in the sea, and lived a perfect life without any problems in it's life, and even after death, the tuna is "Navigating the Waters of Death" perfectly like in it's previous life, no flaws. NOW again swimming happily.

NOW and THEN
"Now" is very efficient when using along a juxtaposition, that's why Pablo Nerudo uses "now" before most of the juxtapositions "NOW simply dead remains (...) Navigating NOW the waters of death" to remind us that how the fish WAS swimming and how full of life the fish WAS, NOW it's just dead in the market. Using "now" gives the poem a feeling that makes us sorry for the fish even more.