# XXV explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by Ambrose Bierce.

## What happens

A brief epitaph-like chapter commenting on the election of Stanford to the Upper House and the lesser fate of others elected to the Lower House after death.

## Themes in this chapter

### Political Satire

The chapter satirizes political elections and the fate of politicians in the afterlife.

## Character check-ins

### Stanford

Elected to the Upper House

## Key lines

> For those this mausoleum is erected Who Stanford to the Upper House elected.

This tomb is built for those who elected Stanford to the upper legislative chamber.

_Explains the purpose of the mausoleum._

> Their luck is less or their promotion slower, For, dead, they were elected to the Lower.

Their fortune is worse or their advancement delayed, because after death they were elected to the lower chamber.

_Contrasts the fate of those elected to the Lower House._

## Links

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