# CXCIV explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by Ambrose Bierce.

## What happens

A brief reflection on the creation of woman after man was found faulty, with a humorous nod to the two opinions on why creation stopped, one of which is woman's.

## Key lines

> When God saw how faulty was man He tried again and made woman.

After realizing man was flawed, God created woman as an improvement.

_This sets up the chapter's central irony about divine creation and human imperfection._

> As to why He then stopped there are two opinions. One of them is woman’s.

There are two explanations for why God ceased creating, and one of them belongs to woman.

_A playful jab at gendered perspectives, leaving the second opinion unstated._

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_se/chapters/cxciv
- Book: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_se
- All chapters: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_se/chapters