In class writing 4.12

1) The sounds:

The rhyme scheme is vague in this poem. However, there are lots of aspirates in the poem. There are lots of enjaments, too. Thus the whole poem sounds very fluent. The aspirates and the short lines create enrich, fluid, and juice sounds, which just relates to the fruit plums. It almost helps the readers to taste the plums and feeling the deliciousness of the fruit. However, the last word "cold" is end at a mute "d". The mute creates a abrupt ending of the poem. It is so different from the previous ending in each line. It no doubt creates a variation that attracts readers' attentions.

2) The picture

As I discussed, the poem creates a picture of the speaker eating plums. Especially the characterics of the plums. For example, we can see that the plums is chilly and juciey. Although it is a confession.

3) Story

It is like a person's confession. However, there is no need for a person to make confession for eating plums. I think there is other meaning of the confession. The person is try to make chance to talk to the person. Maybe they are not in a good relationship. They might be married but one is being cold to the narrator. The delicious and sweet is one's wish of the other. However, the person ends the poem in cold, which brings the person back to the reality.


This is just to say

I have eaten








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