As Old as Woe
As Old as Woe - meaning Summary
Joy and Grief Entwined
Dickinson presents sorrow and joy as ancient, coequal forces. She asks how old Woe and Bliss are and answers that they share the same age, implying a common origin. Though they may be chief companions, they seldom appear side by side; yet human nature cannot hide from either. The poem is a brief, wry meditation on the inevitability and entwining of pleasure and pain in human life.
Read Complete AnalysesAs old as Woe – How old is that? Some eighteen thousand years – As old as Bliss How old is that They are of equal years Together chiefest they ard found But seldom side by side From neither of them tho’ he try Can Human nature hide
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