# Lize — Poetry character guide

> Lize in Poetry by James Weldon Johnson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Miss Lize

**First appearance:** 0052-you-s-sweet-to-yo-mammy-jes-de-same

## Who they are

A woman addressed in plantation dialect poems.

## Relationships

### [Sam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_13_se/characters/sam)

_romantic_

Lize and Sam are lovers, with their relationship marked by emotional intensity.

## In the story

### [Ma Lady’s Lips Am Like de Honey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_13_se/chapters/ma-lady-s-lips-am-like-de-honey)

Referenced as 'Lindy Lou,' the beloved lady whose lips are compared to honey and roses.

### [The Rivals](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_13_se/chapters/the-rivals)

The beautiful woman courted by both the narrator and Sam; she ultimately chooses the narrator after Sam's public fall.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_13_se/characters/lize
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