# Poetry — Character guide

> Key figures in Poetry by Edgar Allan Poe.

- [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_4_se/characters/narrator.md): The unnamed first-person narrator who appears throughout many poems, often reflecting on love, loss, and death.
- [Eulalie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_4_se/characters/eulalie.md): A beautiful woman celebrated in the poem 'Eulalie,' representing idealized love and joy.
- [Nesace](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_4_se/characters/nesace.md): A celestial or angelic figure who serves as a focal character in 'Al Aaraaf,' embodying divine beauty.
- [Edgar Allan Poe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_4_se/characters/edgar_allan_poe.md): The author appears as a self-referential character in several poems, reflecting his own life and sorrows.
- [Death](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_4_se/characters/death.md): A personified figure of death that appears in multiple poems as a looming presence or antagonist.
- [Psyche](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_4_se/characters/psyche.md): A mythological figure representing the soul, appearing as a character in poems like 'Ulalume.'
- [Annabel Lee](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_4_se/characters/annabel_lee.md): The beloved maiden in the poem 'Annabel Lee,' whose love transcends death.
- [Annie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_4_se/characters/annie.md): A comforting female figure addressed in 'For Annie,' representing solace and devotion.
- [Ianthe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_4_se/characters/ianthe.md): A celestial or mythological figure appearing in 'Al Aaraaf,' associated with beauty and light.
- [Israfel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_4_se/characters/israfel.md): An angelic poet from the poem 'Israfel,' whose heart is attuned to divine music.
- [Milton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_4_se/characters/milton.md): A reference to John Milton, invoked as a poetic influence in 'Al Aaraaf.'
- [The Raven](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_4_se/characters/the_raven.md): A mysterious raven that visits the narrator in 'The Raven,' repeating 'Nevermore.'
- [Helen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_4_se/characters/helen.md): A woman addressed in 'To Helen,' symbolizing idealized beauty and classical grace.
- [Al Aaraaf](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_4_se/characters/al_aaraaf.md): A celestial realm personified in the poem 'Al Aaraaf,' serving as a setting and character.
- [Young Love](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_4_se/characters/young_love.md): A personified figure of youthful love appearing in early poems.
- [Angelo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_4_se/characters/angelo.md): A character mentioned in 'The Coliseum,' possibly a historical or poetic figure.
- [Lenore](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_4_se/characters/lenore.md): A lost beloved woman mourned in the poem 'Lenore,' representing grief and death.
- [Eldorado](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_4_se/characters/eldorado.md): A mythical land of gold personified in the poem 'Eldorado,' sought by a knight.
- [Beauty](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_4_se/characters/beauty.md): A personified concept of beauty that appears as a character in several poems.

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