Nonsense Books · Character
The Bee
A bee who appears in a nonsense rhyme.
minor
Also known as Twitchy witchy witchy bee
First appearance: one hundred nonsense pictures and rhymes
The Bee shows up with force in Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Appears as a bee that horribly bores an Old Man in a tree, described as 'a regular brute of a Bee'.
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In Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures: Appears as a bee that horribly bores an Old Man in a tree, described as 'a regular brute of a Bee'. Later, in Calico Pie: One of the insects (along with Grasshoppers, Butterfly, and…
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See The Bee in one hundred nonsense pictures and rhymesCharacter Web
9 connectionsA slice of how The Bee sits in the book — open the reader for the full interactive map.
Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Author and dedicatee
- Anthropomorphic domestic couples
- Nonsense animal groups
- Miscellaneous nonsense characters
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Lady Jingly’s tearful confession that she already has a mate in England delivers the emotional peak of unfulfi…
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The Bee appears across 3 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
Chapter companion notes
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See The Bee in one hundred nonsense pictures and rhymes