Kyle Reeves Mrs. McLellan AP English IV Poem Explication.
Yin and Yang Krista Franklin’s “The Future Is Black as a Pocket” addresses the curiosity and fear the poet has regarding good and evil. Initially, a naive Krista urges evil to reveal itself, yet once confronted, she develops a fear for its power. The poet juxtaposes right and wrong in the two stanzas, highlighting that both concepts are opposites yet interconnected (The concept of Yin and Yang), suggesting the importance of both concepts. With no evil, good is overlooked; with no good, evil is standard. Furthermore, literary devices and the structure of the poem express Franklin’s initial curiosity, then fear, and how the opposite concepts of morality and maliciousness intersect, relating to human nature. Franklin structures the poem in a fashion …show more content…
. . . a smear of white”. While both phrases resemble the same meaning, Franklin used repetition to suggest that differing yet interwoven ways of structuring a phrase resembles curiosity and fear are in the two stanzas. Additionally, the poet’s use of symbolism enhances understanding of the complex concepts. Moreover, “Come clean” is a good idea. In the dark,” contradicts the nature of honesty and deception, yet still reveals how closely related they are. When somebody comes clean, their honesty purifies their sin and the color white is symbolic of purity; contrary to dark and the color black which symbolizes wickedness. Accordingly, the poet creates two stanzas: one of innocence and curiosity and the other of fear and disgust. To illustrate, Krista asks to witness sinful nature in the first stanza, then realizes to not trust anyone in the second stanza. Therefore, each stanza represents the world she resides in.Without wrong there is no right; comparatively, without right there is no wrong. Therefore, the poet depicts the opposite relationship of both concepts and explains their connection for a greater good. Using literary devices,
Yin and Yang Krista Franklin’s “The Future Is Black as a Pocket” addresses the curiosity and fear the poet has regarding good and evil. Initially, a naive Krista urges evil to reveal itself, yet once confronted, she develops a fear for its power. The poet juxtaposes right and wrong in the two stanzas, highlighting that both concepts are opposites yet interconnected (The concept of Yin and Yang), suggesting the importance of both concepts. With no evil, good is overlooked; with no good, evil is standard. Furthermore, literary devices and the structure of the poem express Franklin’s initial curiosity, then fear, and how the opposite concepts of morality and maliciousness intersect, relating to human nature. Franklin structures the poem in a fashion …show more content…
. . . a smear of white”. While both phrases resemble the same meaning, Franklin used repetition to suggest that differing yet interwoven ways of structuring a phrase resembles curiosity and fear are in the two stanzas. Additionally, the poet’s use of symbolism enhances understanding of the complex concepts. Moreover, “Come clean” is a good idea. In the dark,” contradicts the nature of honesty and deception, yet still reveals how closely related they are. When somebody comes clean, their honesty purifies their sin and the color white is symbolic of purity; contrary to dark and the color black which symbolizes wickedness. Accordingly, the poet creates two stanzas: one of innocence and curiosity and the other of fear and disgust. To illustrate, Krista asks to witness sinful nature in the first stanza, then realizes to not trust anyone in the second stanza. Therefore, each stanza represents the world she resides in.Without wrong there is no right; comparatively, without right there is no wrong. Therefore, the poet depicts the opposite relationship of both concepts and explains their connection for a greater good. Using literary devices,