Poetry · Character
Miss Liza
A woman mentioned in plantation dialect poems.
minor
Also known as Liza
First appearance: dat gal o mine
Miss Liza shows up with force in The Rivals. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Another name for Lize, the object of the narrator's affection.
Miss Liza first appears in 0057 dat gal o mine.
In The Rivals: Another name for Lize, the object of the narrator's affection.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Plantation dialect characters
- Diverse allegorical and biblical figures
- Biblical patriarchs and rulers
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See Miss Liza in dat gal o mine