Poetry · Character
Sorrow
Personified grief or sadness.
minor
First appearance: blind sorrow
Sorrow shows up with force in December 27, 1879. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Described as longing for death and singing only a low, troubled song of apology.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse Allegorical and Named Characters
- Religious and Mythological Figures
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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