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Homer

Ancient Greek poet, invoked as a foundational bard.

minor

First appearance: inscriptions

Homer shows up with force in Thus by Blue Ontario's Shore. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Among the loftiest bards of past ages who stride before the narrator
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In Thus by Blue Ontario's Shore: Among the loftiest bards of past ages who stride before the narrator Later, in Fancies at Navesink: Mentioned as one of the greatest bards whose works the speaker would barter for the…

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Homer in inscriptions