# Poetry — Character guide

> Key figures in Poetry by Henry van Dyke Jr..

- [Unknown](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/unknown_narrator.md): The central narrator or focal character, heavily present through pronouns.
- [Vera](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/vera.md): A key figure addressed intimately, likely a beloved or muse.
- [the Master](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/the_master.md): A spiritual or philosophical guide figure, possibly divine.
- [Felix](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/felix.md): A named character with sustained presence, possibly a toiler or seeker.
- [Marguerite](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/marguerite.md): A beloved female figure, often addressed with tenderness.
- [Jesus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/jesus_christ.md): Central religious figure, invoked as a presence or comrade.
- [Aldrich](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/aldrich.md): A close friend or child figure, addressed directly.
- [Aristæus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/aristeaus.md): A mythological or allegorical figure, possibly a shepherd or poet.
- [Robert Browning](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/robert_browning.md): The poet, referenced as a character or influence.
- [the Captain](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/the_captain.md): A military or ship captain figure, possibly allegorical.
- [Malvin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/malvin.md): A named character with limited but distinct mentions.
- [King Martin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/king_martin.md): A king figure, possibly from a fable or allegory.
- [Mary](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/mary.md): A female figure, possibly the Virgin Mary or a character.
- [Sir Edmund](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/sir_edmund.md): A knight or noble figure with a few proper mentions.
- [a Master wonderful](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/a_master_wonderful.md): A mysterious wise figure, possibly allegorical.
- [Hark](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/hark.md): A named character, possibly a listener or herald.
- [the false Sultan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/the_false_sultan.md): A deceptive ruler figure in a narrative.
- [Bernol](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/bernol.md): A named character with a few proper mentions.
- [John King](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/john_king.md): A king or noble figure addressed directly.
- [Jan Borel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/jan_borel.md): A young named character, possibly a boy or youth.
- [Spiran](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/spiran.md): A named character with several proper mentions.
- [Yorick](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/yorick.md): A character from Hamlet, referenced in a poem.
- [Apollo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/apollo.md): Greek god of poetry and music, invoked in verse.
- [Eurydice](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/eurydice.md): Mythological figure, wife of Orpheus, referenced.
- [Mars](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/mars.md): Roman god of war, mentioned in a martial context.
- [Phyllis](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/phyllis.md): A pastoral or mythological female figure.
- [Asmiel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/asmiel.md): A named character, possibly angelic or allegorical.
- [Whitman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/whitman.md): The poet Walt Whitman, referenced or addressed.
- [Jeanne d'Arc](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/jeanne_d_arc.md): The French saint and warrior, invoked in poems.
- [Balthazar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/balthazar.md): One of the Magi, mentioned in a nativity poem.
- [Cornwallis](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/cornwallis.md): British general, referenced in a historical poem.
- [Mark Twain](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/mark_twain.md): The American author, referenced in a poem.
- [old Poisson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/old_poisson.md): A named character, possibly a fisherman or old man.
- [Bridget](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/bridget.md): A female character, possibly a servant or saint.
- [Archie Rutledge](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/archie_rutledge.md): A named character, possibly a young man.

HTML index: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_10_se/characters