# Afric — Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral character guide

> Afric in Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral by Phillis Wheatley.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0008-on-being-brought-from-africa-to-america

## Who they are

Personification of Africa, referenced in poems about the poet's origins.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poems_on_various_subjects_religious_and_moral_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_social_

Afric appears as a personified continent or character the narrator reflects upon, often in a context of lament or moral commentary.

### [Damon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poems_on_various_subjects_religious_and_moral_se/characters/damon)

_social_

Afric and Damon appear together in pastoral or allegorical settings, possibly as companions or contrasting figures.

## In the story

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poems_on_various_subjects_religious_and_moral_se/chapters/vi)

Personified as a muse, representing the poet's African heritage and inspiration.

## Links

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