# Ole Eph — Poetry character guide

> Ole Eph in Poetry by James Weldon Johnson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Ole moon, Eph

**First appearance:** 0051-nobody-s-lookin-but-de-owl-and-de-moon

## Who they are

A character in a dialect poem.

## Relationships

### [Brudder Possum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_13_se/characters/brudder_possum)

_friendship_

Brudder Possum and Ole Eph are folk characters sharing a playful or allegorical camaraderie.

### [Brudder Possum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_13_se/characters/brudder_possum)

_friendship_

Brudder Possum and Ole Eph are folk characters sharing a playful or allegorical camaraderie.

## In the story

### [Omar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_13_se/chapters/omar)

Referenced as 'Old Omar,' a jolly skeptic who may have found the magic key to life.

### ['Possum Song](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_13_se/chapters/possum-song)

The hunter, chuckling with glee and armed with a gun, ready to catch Brudder Possum.

## Links

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