Magnolia Leaves · Character

the Babe

The infant Jesus or a symbolic child figure in nativity poems.

minor

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The infant Jesus, referred to as the Royal Babe laid in a humble inn.

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With Unknown Narrator (family): The Babe is likely a child or infant relative of the Unknown Narrator, indicating a familial bond. With Uranne (family): The Babe and Uranne share a familial connection, likely as parent…

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Family

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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Aftermath
Closing

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Unknown Narrator
family · positive
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Uranne
family · positive

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The Christ Child
The infant Jesus, referred to as the Royal Babe laid in a humble inn.
Uranne
The infant daughter who dies in early spring, leaving the family bereft.
Magnolia
Infant whose grave is seen; died in purity and ascended to God.
Lines to Florence
Florence, the deceased child, referred to as 'my darling' and 'my bright treasure'.
The Grafted Bud
The deceased child, described as a budded, broken flower, whose spirit fled to realms of light.
The Nativity
The infant Redeemer, object of the shepherds' awe.
In Memoriam
Alphonse Campbell Fordham, the deceased child, referred to as 'my darling' and 'my nestling'.
Queenie
Queenie, an infant who stays for only one day before dying.
To an Infant
The infant Charlie who has died and is now in heaven.
In Memoriam
The angel child, Susan Eugenia Bennett, who is led by an angel through Death's Portal.

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