# Poetry — Character guide

> Key figures in Poetry by James McIntyre.

- [Bill Brown](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/bill_brown.md): A bold, recurring character in various narrative poems.
- [Poor Tom](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/poor_tom.md): A tragic figure appearing in multiple poems.
- [Robert Burns](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/robert_burns.md): The Scottish poet, frequently referenced and celebrated.
- [John McCrae](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/john_mccrae.md): A figure mentioned in the context of poetry.
- [Mary Crosby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/mary_crosby.md): A female character mentioned in the poems.
- [John Roe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/john_roe.md): A recurring narrator or focal character.
- [Ruth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/ruth.md): A female character, often a narrator or focal point.
- [Tom Norton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/tom_norton.md): A character in a narrative poem, possibly tragic.
- [Shakespeare](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/shakespeare.md): The famous playwright, referenced as a literary figure.
- [Sir Walter Scott](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/sir_walter_scott.md): The Scottish novelist and poet, celebrated in verse.
- [Mrs. Moody](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/mrs_moody.md): A female character mentioned in the poems.
- [John Grant](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/john_grant.md): A character described as large and unfortunate.
- [Lady Ann](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/lady_ann.md): A noblewoman appearing in a narrative poem.
- [Tennyson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/tennyson.md): The Victorian poet, referenced as a literary figure.
- [Donald Ross](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/donald_ross.md): A character in a poem about a person of that name.
- [Dog Johnston](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/dog_johnston.md): A dog character appearing in the narrative.
- [Jack Smith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/jack_smith.md): A character, possibly unfortunate or small.
- [Gordon Cumming](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/gordon_cumming.md): A famous lion hunter referenced in the poems.
- [Byron](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/byron.md): The Romantic poet, referenced as a literary figure.
- [Oliver Goldsmith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/oliver_goldsmith.md): The Irish writer, referenced in the poems.
- [Edgar Allan Poe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/edgar_allan_poe.md): The American poet, referenced as a literary figure.
- [James McIntyre](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/james_mcintyre.md): A poet or character mentioned in the work.
- [James Hogg](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/james_hogg.md): The Scottish poet, referenced in the poems.
- [Mrs. Staunton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/mrs_staunton.md): A character in a poem about Horace Greeley.
- [Milton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/milton.md): The English poet, referenced as a literary figure.
- [Bulwer-Lytton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/bulwer_lytton.md): The novelist and playwright, referenced in the poems.
- [The Colonel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/the_colonel.md): A military officer appearing in the narrative.
- [Jane](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/jane.md): A female character mentioned in the poems.
- [Longfellow](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/longfellow.md): The American poet, referenced as a literary figure.
- [Walt Whitman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/walt_whitman.md): The American poet, referenced in the poems.
- [Prince Charlie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/prince_charlie.md): The Jacobite prince, referenced in the poems.
- [Will Carleton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/will_carleton.md): An American poet, referenced in the poems.
- [King Hiram](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/king_hiram.md): A biblical king referenced in the poems.
- [Queen Victoria](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/queen_victoria.md): The British monarch, referenced in the poems.
- [John Galt](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/john_galt.md): The Scottish novelist, referenced in the poems.
- [Lord Rae](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/lord_rae.md): A lord character appearing in the narrative.
- [Hugh Millar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/hugh_millar.md): A Scottish geologist and writer, referenced.
- [Washington Irving](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/washington_irving.md): The American author, referenced in the poems.
- [King Duncan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/king_duncan.md): A character from Macbeth, referenced in the poems.
- [Tom Moore](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/tom_moore.md): The Irish poet, referenced in the poems.
- [John Dryden](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/john_dryden.md): The English poet, referenced in the poems.
- [Ettrick Shepherd](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/ettrick_shepherd.md): The poet James Hogg, referenced by his nickname.
- [Old Carlock](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/old_carlock.md): An elderly character appearing in the narrative.
- [Lord Brougham](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/lord_brougham.md): A British statesman, referenced in the poems.
- [Samuel Coleridge](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/samuel_coleridge.md): The English poet, referenced in the poems.
- [Bryan Borohm](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/bryan_borohm.md): A character or poet referenced in the poems.
- [St. Andrew](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/st_andrew.md): The patron saint of Scotland, referenced.
- [Governor Lorne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/governor_lorne.md): A Canadian governor general, referenced.

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