# Fascination — Poetry character guide

> Fascination in Poetry by Langston Hughes.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0048-fascination

## Who they are

A personified concept of allure and captivation in a poem.

## In the story

### [Fascination](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_15_se/chapters/fascination)

The woman being admired for her beauty, with comparisons to apple, plums, midnight, and oak leaves.

### [The Cat and the Saxophone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_15_se/chapters/the-cat-and-the-saxophone)

Addressed as 'honey' and 'sweetie,' the object of the speaker's desire in the cabaret scene.

## Links

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