Communication is an important aspect with regard to human relations and interaction in social contexts. Through communication and interaction, people share and propagate ideas that ultimately portend influence on overall thresholds of discourse and engagement. It also offers an opportunity for individuals to relay feelings and emotions in a manner that facilitates growth in relationships. Numerous avenues facilitate sharing of information and emotions regarding issues such as love, political views, and other areas that affect human existence in contemporary society. Poetry is an example of such avenues because it creates impetus for realization of the aforementioned ideals and aspirations.
This research undertaking seeks to analyze a poem titled This Is Just to Say. Williams W. C. authors the poem and presents an emotive platform describing various intrigues that manifest in situations of love and other human relations in society. The poem covers several thematic areas of human interaction and sets pace for discourse regarding the importance of love in pursuit of personal growth and contentment. Of all areas covered in the poem, love takes prominence because the author adopts deliberate efforts to address and highlight its relevance in human relations and interaction. The text creates room for introspection with regard to overall essence and rationale for such engagements among human beings in social settings.
The title of this poem is indicative of complexities that characterize love as evidenced among individuals in society. It alludes to the inexhaustible nature of love and other areas that relate to its propagation and actualization. The choice of topic is spot-on because it displays the author’s resignation to the fact that love is complex and beyond human comprehension. The author insinuates that it is impossible for mere mortals to develop an elaborate and exhaustive regime with regard to love and its numerous facets of existence in contemporary society. According to the author, love is eternal and holds greater meaning as compared to other engagements among human beings in society.
Contrary to popular belief, love is not a personal choice. Unlike other human undertakings, love transcends human knowledge and free will regarding its existence and manifestation. The author puts a brave face in an attempt to confront and demystify love amid its complex orientation. The poem covers various thematic areas of interest through elaborate consideration of their relevance to human relations and patterns of interaction. Such areas of interest include despair, remorse, love, regret, and resignation. Although the author covers the aforementioned areas, there is special insistence on love and its manifestations among individuals in social settings. This reality necessitates consideration of love as a major area of concern in the text.
It is evident that Williams intended to communicate a message of love and forgiveness to his spouse. For instance, he cites his remorse for having eaten plums that were a preserve for breakfast. He expresses his sentiments in an easy and likeable manner, seemingly downplaying the gravity of his actions. Despite his transgressions, the author pleads for mercy and forgiveness from his wife. The text is discreet with regard to its orientation and approach to love and forgiveness.
In fact, it poses difficulty for readers who lack keenness and precision to decipher situations of love. The author uses simple and figurative language in order to exhibit inner feelings towards his wife. The poet applies relevant stylistic devices in a bid to spice the overall delivery and application of core ideas. Style facilitates appropriate relay and propagation of ideas devoid of contradiction. Tone also helps the writer to relay ideas in a clear manner. For instance, the author uses suspense as a stylistic device. In the introductory segment, Williams discloses that he had eaten but did not divulge whatever he had eaten. This revelation leaves room for speculation among readers and enthusiasts. On the other hand, style creates impetus for development and propagation of emotions within a text. Later on, the author discloses that he had eaten plums.
This belated revelation creates feelings of reprieve and excitement. The author also applies figurative language in order to relay pertinent ideas in the poem. For instance, he divulges that the plums were in the icebox, from where he accessed them for consumption. This is a figurative reference to love and circumstances of its initiation and sustenance. This allegory alludes to the importance of maintaining structures that facilitate and nurture love in relationships. Evidently, the plums were cold and unpalatable due to effects of ice. This serves as a subtle reference to challenges that most people encounter in relationships.
In the second stanza of the poem, the author attempts to explain details of plums and their role in development of textual relevance. However, he fails to institute a comprehensive outlook regarding the subject matter of the poem. Williams is seemingly economical with fine details of the incident that is consumption of plums. It is important to note that the author expects readers to elucidate independent thoughts by ascribing meaning to his allegorical and figurative exploits. This adds value to original ideas as articulated by Williams. His foray into issues that characterize love offers an opportunity for readers to compare and contrast their relationships against realities raised in the poem. On the other hand, the author adopts a simplistic approach to complexities that surround human relations in contemporary social contexts.
The author seems to direct his thoughts and sentiments to a person well known to him. In certain instances, he seeks to pre-empt the covert actions of his spouse. As earlier mentioned, the author leaves room for speculation regarding various events that occur in the text. For instance, readers have a chance to conclude on the identity of the other person in the text. As the poem progresses, it emerges that the speaker is addressing his wife. The third stanza preoccupies with importance of forgiveness in relationships. According to the author, it is inevitable for people to hurt others in contexts of human relations. Therefore, it is important for people to develop and hone mechanisms that support forgiveness in relationships. The speaker expresses regret for his action and seeks forgiveness from his spouse. He also impresses upon the importance of forgiveness as a core ingredient in relationships.
The poem covers an integral theme regarding trends in modern society. Love is a ubiquitous reality that characterizes human engagements in social contexts. The text offers an opportunity for readers to understand different perspectives that embody love as a human endeavour. The author portrays a situation where people are eager to seek forgiveness after erring. According to the author, it is important for spouses to create room for unconditional forgiveness in all forms of relationships. Devoid of such gestures, it would be difficult to achieve love and peaceful coexistence in society.