“Come see the blood in the streets,” (1/5 entries). Neruda once wrote this line at the end of his poem “Explico unas cosas” (I explain some things), to explain the effects of the Spanish Civil War on the Spanish people. Spain was under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War, which lasted from 1936 to 1939. The war caused much contempt in the country and the Spanish people. The artists portray gruesome events making the reader feel the connection between what they are seeing and the upheaval of peace, telling them only some elements of the war and giving them a very clear picture in their mind of what happened during the war. Some similarities between Neruda's poem and the video are that they both tell a story, they both explain that there was a criminal who was attacking the country, and they both have similar beginnings. Both mediums show the progression of the war. In the video, the creator makes a major tonal shift happen. As Neruda speaks you hear the calm, pleading tone of his voice, then the dramatic change occurs and Neruda practically shouts, forcing the viewer to listen to what he has to say. As this happens, the images also change, from everyday life of families, markets and smiling children, to dead bodies, people crying and women learning how to use a gun. Similarly, Neruda shows this change in his poetry when he says: "My house was called the house of flowers, because in every crack the geraniums burst.../And one morning it all burned..." (Entry 4, item 11). Both artists moved the reader from the feeling of happiness to the feeling of dreaded desperation, a feeling that forces you to suffer through the terror that was the Spanish Civil War. Another sim... middle of the paper... was fighting whoever he was fighting. All of these differences help the reader understand the Spanish War and process facts about the war better than they would have done without the differences. Artists portray gruesome events in many ways, including poems and videos. Gruesome events are depicted in similar ways and also in different ways, including what is included and what is left out. Whether leaving out who started the war, telling the whole story, or emphasizing elements in different ways, the artist clearly portrays Spain's civil war as a gruesome and terrifying event. Both mediums clearly show what life was like before the war and how people were hurt. Both artists give the reader an idea of ​​how the war affected everyone in Spain and ultimately give the rest of the world a reason to "come and see the blood in the streets" (1/5 entries).