Pablo Neruda is Chilean and gives voice to Latin America in his poetry (Bleiker 1129). “The United Fruit Co.”, the poem by Pablo Neruda that will be analyzed in this essay, is enriched with symbolism, metaphors and allusions. These allusions have great emphasis on the Christian religion, but some allusions are used to evoke negative emotions towards the United States (Fernandez 1; Hawkins 42). Personification and imagery along with onomatopoeia and metonymy are also found in “The United Fruit Co.” Neruda's use of these literary devices makes his messages of imperialism, Marxism, and consumerism understandable (Fernandez 4). In this essay each of these literary devices with their own meaning will be further analyzed in the hope of achieving a more complex understanding of Neruda's message. “The United Fruit Co.” uses religious derision to attack the arrogance of the United States in criticizing American morality (Hawkins 42). Pablo Neruda begins his poem, "The United Fruit Co." with the sound of the trumpets releasing a variety of symbolic meanings and initiating the biblical allusions that set the poem's sarcastic tone (Fernandez 1; Hawkins 42). These trumpets are an introduction to Jehovah who “divided his universe” inevitably adding further biblical allusions symbolizing the presence of God (Fernandez 2; line 3). The use of trumpets as a means of introduction is a metaphor for the recognition of the United States thinking that it is the king of creation (Fernandez 2). For this reason some of the biblical allusions translate better in the Book of Genesis since Neruda's poem is a metaphor for the biblical creation myth (Fernandez 2, 3). In Neruda's creation myth, the United States symbolizes God and distributes “wealth and territory… middle of paper… ed Bleiker, Roland. "Pablo Neruda and the struggle for political memory". Third World Quarterly 20.6 (1999): 1129-142. JSTOR. Network. March 19, 2012.Felstiner, Giovanni. "Reconsideration: Paul Celan-The Biography of a Poem". Contemporary Literary Criticism Select 190.6311 (1984): 27-31. Literary Resource Center. Network. March 25, 2012.Fernandez, Carlos. “Opera Buffa and the Unmasking of US Hegemony in Neruda’s “The United Fruit Co.”” Romance Notes 49.2 (2009): 185-90. Academic research completed. Network. March 17, 2012.Hawkins, Jason. “An Analysis of Pablo Neruda's 'The United Fruit Company'.” Homage to Pablo Neruda Educational guide for teachers. np 2005. 42-43. PDF file.Neruda, Pablo. "The United Fruit Co." Trans. Ben Beltt. A world of literature. Ed. Kristin Watts Peri, Lynn Walterick and Robin Bushnell Hogan. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Copany, 1993. 793-794. Press.