Notes Left on the Refrigerator: "This is just to say” by William Carlos Williams

Before the question of forgiveness can be answered something to consider is what does it mean to forgive. The act of forgiveness can be seen as many things, for example it can be seen as the pardoning of an action done by one person by another. It can also be seen as the letting go of feelings of resentment and vengeance against another person. According to Hans Habe in The Sunflower, “Forgiveness is the imitation of God” (163). This

I believe "This is Just to Say" by William Carlos Williams is indeed a poem. While this poem is quite simple, it still exhibits the structure of a poem. Along with its structure, it also can be found to have many different meanings within it - depending on the reader and how they interpret the poem, of course. I enjoy this poem’s simplicity and how one can understand different things about it with each read. For me, I begin to question the motive of the poem. Is it ironic? The narrator mentions how delicious the plums are, which makes me think they are rubbing the fact that they ate the plums in another’s face. Thoughts on this? Does anyone else sense irony within this poem?

As human beings we are often reluctant to let go of our anger and unwilling to forgive others. This becomes especially true in the case of loved ones or family members. The poem, “How Do We Forgive Our Fathers?,” written by Dick Lourie, addresses the different dilemmas associated with a child forgiving his/her father. In his six-stanza poem, the poet discusses how a child should forgive their father for traumatic events imposed on the child. This includes reasons for forgiveness, appropriate time to forgive, and whether or not to even forgive at all. Detailed through the different stanzas, the poem suggests that until one learns how to appropriately forgive another for wrongful behavior, they will never be able to let go of resentment and

Towards the end of the book when Cole does his anger dance, he says the words “I forgive you” for the first time in his life. “At that moment, words he had never been able to speak before welled up inside him. ‘I forgive you’, he cried loudly. ‘I forgive you’” (194). The thematic statement says to forgive someone you have to forgive yourself. In this passage Cole forgives himself for the first time in his life.

Forgive today, live in peace tomorrow. Forgiveness; one of the many hardships we encounter throughout life. As Marianne Williamson, an American author, stated, “Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness.” Forgiveness leads to peace because it lets go of all the negative feelings and allows freedom from disturbance to take place.

Life has ups and downs, it may stab you in the back, but it’s a choice to forgive and forget about it. Forgiveness is something that helps people move on. For every person, the word forgiveness has a different meaning, for me it means leaving behind actions from my past. Personally, I like to think that forgiveness is a way to start over whether in a friendship or in life. If the opportunity presented itself to me to explain the word, forgiveness, to someone I would simply reply that it is the idea of setting yourself free from all the hate one has been holding.

The speaker is the voice of the poem, since “I” is used alot in this poem, it is in first person. I imagined the speaker’s

Being forgiven means to be accepted by those you’ve wronged. Forgiving doesn't mean you forget. In Ben Mikaelsen's Touching Spirit Bear, Cole must not only be forgiven by Peter but also, he must forgive himself. In the end of the novel, Cole has repaid his debt. He should be forgiven Cole should be forgiven because he has changed after his mauling.

Forgiving is vital and is shown frequently throughout the book in the characters relationships. One example where healing is shown is when Kumalo forgives his sister Gertrude. Forgiving is not easy in every situation but it leads to healing. “ His eyes fill with tears, his deep gentleness returns to him. He goes to her and lifts her from the floor of the chair. Inarticulately he strokes her face, his heart filled with pity. -God forgives us, he says. Who am I not to forgive? Let us pray.” (Paton 61). As Kumalo mentions, God always forgives us, every single day and as great as God is there is no reason to we should not forgive. Although it is difficult it will only heal relationships in our life rather than separate them.

Analytical Essay In the poem “Who Understands Me,But Me” by Jimmy Santiago Baca talks about his experiences and how he felt while he was in prison. This was also about how being closed up in a prison feels like everything you thought you’d always have is now gone. But at the end things will start having its positive ending.

The song, "Funny The Way It Is" by Dave Mattews Band uses many different poetic devices to help aid in the deeper meaning of the poem. The poem is ultimately a paradox, with every statement being contradicted. The singer starts off by rhyming the first to lines to bring emphasis to a happy start. This effects makes the next line two lines, which are contradictory, even stronger. He uses examples of personification and simile, such as ,"somebody's heart is broken."[line12] and "the way your mouth feels in your lover's kiss like a pretty bird on a breeze [line 13/14] to help create a powerful understanding of the emotions involved. The singer uses juxtaposition throughout the poem in lines such as, "on a soldier's last breath, his baby's being

Forgiveness is letting go; whether it be letting go of small things or big things, it helps people move on. Each person has their own definition of what forgiveness truly means. Its logical for people to be forgiven because no matter what they do, they're human; humans make mistakes. It can be hard not to forgive, but it's also necessary to put away your differences and reunite with former enemies. It makes sense to ask for forgiveness.

The purpose of this type of apologize does not mean to say sorry, but to show a sympathy expression for a person who faces something misfortune in life. In the article Legal Consequences of Apologizing, Peter Rehm and Denise Beatty point out the goal of sympathy apologize is to help other people feel better: “Injured persons need to receive an apology or other expression of sympathy as part of the healing process” (116). A loving and caring person would use this type of apologize to share the pain with the broken person. A good situation to use sympathy apology is when a person who lost their loving one, or been through some sort of physical and mentally ill, would need a sympathy apology to encourage and help that person to heal the pain. This kind of apologize is like pouring water to stop the anger and stressful fire in the person’s

The shared theme is grudges only hurt this involved; forgiveness can save those from a lifetime consumed with anger because they both contain hatred toward somebody or something, but in the end somebody is forgiven. For example in The Interlopers the narrator quotes. "We have quarreled like devils all our lives over this stupid strip of forest...I-I will ask you to be my friend." This proves that in the end grudges are pointless. In "Forgiveness is Devine" the author asserts "Forgiveness frees you- it frees you to live without the weight of that anger and resentment." This explains that you should learn to forgive to live a fulfilling life. In life on should never hold a grudge, if one forgives it will give one relief and the other person including.

It brings up the gilded lies that we tell others to make them feel better, but how can telling someone “children are cruel” make a child forget the words that have been told to them? How can they just ignore it when it follows them every day, like an ominous shadow, always there. Within this poem there are multiple stories, bringing out the different victims of the same story, it’s a prime example of how people can affect others, and how words cause more destruction than a fist ever