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"This Is Just To Say" (1934)
by William Carlos Williams I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox and which you were probably saving for breakfast Forgive me they were delicious so sweet and so cold |
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Click to listen to William Carlos Williams read his own poem (in 1950!). |
Here is a printable version of this poem to use at home or in the classroom. |
Copyright © 1962 by William Carlos Williams. Used with permission of New Directions Publishing Corporation.
Have you done this before (eaten the last of something)?!
Does it feel like a different poem when it's written like a note on the kitchen counter?
Do you like one version better than the other? Did you like listening to the poem?
For Older Kids
What is sibilance?
Why do you think William Carlos Williams use sibilance in his poem? Do you think it's useful in this poem?
Why do you think William Carlos Williams use sibilance in his poem? Do you think it's useful in this poem?
Please comment with your thoughts!
