“The End of the World” - “December”
The speaker observes, “still the derelicts/go/carrying sandwich boards” the proclamation is a religious allegory that transmits to the prevalent Biblical postulation regarding Christ’s second arrival that will necessitate the transfiguration from the worldly life to God’s superlative, Heavenly dominion. December is the concluding month in the orthodox calendar, so the presence of the announcement on a ‘sandwich board’ during the month boosts the allegory of the imminent ‘end.’
The Madwoman - “Early Evening Algebra”
The madwoman, in “Early Evening Algebra, rife cerebral ailments for she “went marking X's/With a piece of school chalk/On the backs of unsuspecting. “ If the woman were mentally sound, she would not have partaken an ineffective marking exercise whose logic or inspiration cannot be fathomed.
Glass Cases - “William and Cynthia”
Cynthia admits, “ she gets afraid/the large empty exhibition halls/With monstrous ideas in glass cases.” The glass cases are illustrative of material considerations about emotions that extract the appalling reflections concerning individuals’ dormant emotions . Looking at the glasses is corresponding to brooding about one’s unexaggerated sentiments.
Stone Pedestals - “William and Cynthia”
Cynthia dreads “Naked emotions on stone pedestals.” The ‘stone pedestals’ embody fervent bases of the bare emotions. The nudity is stable; thus, it cannot weaken painlessly.
