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Phyllis

A pastoral or mythological female figure.

minor

First appearance: a ballad of claremont hill

Phyllis shows up with force in The Little-Neck Clam. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Appears in 'The Social Clam' as another's bride, the object of the speaker's romantic longing.
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  • Eclectic Assembly of Poetic and Historical Icons
  • Protagonist

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

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See Phyllis in a ballad of claremont hill