William Carlos Williams Discussion - due in 14 hours

William Carlos Williams Discussion

"This is Just to Say" is a short, spare poem, and it can be easy to dismiss it as meaningless, but I encourage you to look more closely.  Answer the following questions in a well-developed paragraph.

1) While the poem is very short/small, we can infer a great deal about the relationship from it.  What can you infer about this couple?  How long have they been together?  What is their relationship like?

2) What is the tone of the poem?  (Imagine that the poem is actually a note the poet has left taped to the refrigerator for his wife to find.)  Why does he go beyond apologizing to tell her the plums were good?