# The Unknown Bird — Poetry character guide

> The Unknown Bird in Poetry by Edward Thomas.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0094-the-unknown-bird

## Who they are

A bird heard but never seen, whose bodiless La-la-la! haunts the listener across years, sweet and sad beyond any naturalist's naming.

## In the story

### [Bright Clouds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_5_se/chapters/bright-clouds)

A bird that once called from the reeds, now unheeded.

### [Adlestrop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_5_se/chapters/adlestrop)

The blackbird that sings close by during the moment of stillness.

### [The Unknown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_5_se/chapters/the-unknown)

Though not directly mentioned, the theme of an elusive, unknown presence parallels the unknown woman.

### [The Unknown Bird](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_5_se/chapters/the-unknown-bird)

The elusive bird whose three lovely notes are heard only by the speaker.

## Links

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- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_5_se/characters