Title Analysis: Persephone was the daughter of Demeter and Hades, who spent half of her life in the overworld, and half of her life in the underworld.
Content: In this poem, there are two halves of a person, or two separate people, presented; one of them is unhealthy and dark, while the other is healthy and happy in the sunlight. The dark sister is described as having wasted her life without children, dying "worm-husbanded". The light sister has a child, but also dies bitter and unhappy.
Analysis: Perhaps Plath is attempting to say that no matter what, a woman will die unfulfilled or unhappy because if she never marries, she will feel empty, but if she assumes responsibility as a mother, her happiness will also be sapped.
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