# Sun — Poetry character guide

> Sun in Poetry by Langston Hughes.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0210-sun-song

## Who they are

The personified sun, addressed in poems about warmth and life.

## In the story

### [Song: Lovely, Dark, and Lonely One](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_15_se/chapters/song-lovely-dark-and-lonely-one)

The sun is invoked as a source of light and life to be faced without fear.

### [Being Walkers with the Dawn and Morning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_15_se/chapters/poem-being-walkers-with-the-dawn-and-morning)

Companion in the walk, symbolizing light and hope.

### [Rain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_15_se/chapters/rain)

Implied as the Rain God's counterpart, though not directly named; the thunder and rain dominate the scene.

### [Hey!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_15_se/chapters/hey)

The setting sun that prompts the speaker's song.

### [Hey! Hey!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_15_se/chapters/hey-hey)

The rising sun addressed by the speaker as a symbol of a new beginning.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_15_se/characters/sun
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_15_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_15_se/characters