Titles usually play a pretty important role in poems and that's certainly the case with "Oranges." What's that you say? You think that because this is such a simple title, it can't possible be that significant? Think again, Shmoopers.
Consider how you felt or what you pictured the first time you read this title. There are all kinds of associations that go along with the fruit and the color orange. Just about all of them are sunny, sweet, summery, and delicious.
That's just where Soto wanted us to be when we started reading this poem. The title puts us in this kind of pleasant, warm frame of mind—thanks, Gary.
By putting us in a sunny frame of mind, the poem's frosty setting comes as a surprise. Ultimately, we see that the relationship between the title and the poem's setting mirrors the contrast between the speaker's chilly walk and the warm glow he feels in the presence of his first love.
So, the title is both simple and significant. Smooth move, Soto.