Poetry · Character
Amaryllis
A stock name for a shepherdess in pastoral poetry.
minor
First appearance: the garden of eros
Amaryllis shows up with force in Flowers of Gold. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Referenced in 'Theocritus' as lying in state among the ivy.
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
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