# Poetry — Character guide

> Key figures in Poetry by Edward Thomas.

- [Unknown](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_5_se/characters/unknown_narrator.md): The primary narrator and focal character throughout the collection.
- [The Huckster](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_5_se/characters/the_huckster.md): A recurring figure in the poems, often a narrator or focal character.
- [Old Jack Noman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_5_se/characters/old_jack_noman.md): A named character appearing in multiple poems.
- [The Unknown Bird](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_5_se/characters/the_unknown_bird.md): A mysterious bird that appears as a focal point in several poems.
- [Lob](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_5_se/characters/lob.md): A character appearing in the poem 'Lob' and elsewhere.
- [Jack Button](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_5_se/characters/jack_button.md): A named character with multiple proper mentions.
- [Celandine](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_5_se/characters/celandine.md): A recurring focal character, often referenced with pronouns.
- [The Winter Thrush](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_5_se/characters/the_winter_thrush.md): A bird personified as a character in winter-themed poems.
- [The Child](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_5_se/characters/the_child.md): A child figure appearing in several poems.
- [Young Jack](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_5_se/characters/young_jack.md): A variant of Jack appearing in multiple poems.
- [Helen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_5_se/characters/helen.md): A named female character addressed in several poems.
- [Walker](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_5_se/characters/walker.md): A named character appearing in the poems.
- [Hob](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_5_se/characters/hob.md): A named character with limited appearances.
- [Old Man](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_5_se/characters/old_man.md): An elderly figure appearing in several poems.
- [Emily](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_5_se/characters/emily.md): A named female character with a single proper mention.
- [Starlings](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_5_se/characters/starlings.md): Birds personified as a collective character.
- [Bob Hayward](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_5_se/characters/bob_hayward.md): A named character with multiple aliases.

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