# Child — Poetry character guide

> Child in Poetry by John Keats.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** It, it, thee, Its, its

**First appearance:** 0001-on-death

## Who they are

A generic child figure, possibly allegorical.

## In the story

### [To My Brothers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/to-my-brothers)

Tom, the brother whose birthday is celebrated.

### [An Extempore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/an-extempore)

The Ape servant, formerly a Prince who picklocked a faery's boudoir.

### [A Prophecy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/a-prophecy)

The infant addressed in the lullaby, prophesied to become a poet.

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