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Gypsy Man

A wandering, romantic figure appearing in poems about love and travel.

minor

Also known as Gypsy, ma

First appearance: mexican market woman

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The unreliable lover who never comes home, prompting the speaker's decision to wander.
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In Gypsy Man: The unreliable lover who never comes home, prompting the speaker's decision to wander. Later, in Fortune Teller Blues: The…

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UNUnknownEWEvil WomanMIMiseryJEJesusGMGypsy Man

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Community, spirituality, human experience
  • Protagonist
  • Innocence, allure, sorrow

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SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional peak occurs in the final line, "Tell them to leave you alone!..."—a raw, defiant outburst that s…

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