Poetry · Character
General Gordon
Historical British general, addressed in a poem.
minor
Also known as Gordon
First appearance: To Gordon, Leaving Khartoum
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The subject of the chapter; a soldier-child of God who dies faithfully and is received into heaven.
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In General Gordon: The subject of the chapter; a soldier-child of God who dies faithfully and is received into heaven. Later, in To Gordon, Leaving Khartoum: The central figure of the elegy, celebrated as a martyr and…
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- Diverse Allegorical and Named Characters
- Religious and Mythological Figures
- Protagonist
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
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