Answer:
In Neruda's poem, light is compared to:
white sand being poured from above.
Explanation:
Under the trees light
has dropped from the top of the sky,
light
like a green
latticework of branches,
shining
on every leaf,
drifting down like clean
white sand.
In "Ode to Enchanted Light," by Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, light is described as something dropping from the sky. The word choice by the poet is quite interesting, since the speaker first speaks of dropping but then, immediately afterward, compares light to white sand that is drifting. There is something heavy and light at the same time in this description. The verb "drop" describes a more abrupt action, while "drift" conveys a softer sensation. As a matter of fact, the poem revolves around duality - good and bad, for instance - as well as change.
