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An Epigrammatist explained

Hector Stuart, in a terse mood, takes up his pencil and declares he will write an epigram, which he proceeds to do.

What happens

Hector Stuart, in a terse mood, takes up his pencil and declares he will write an epigram, which he proceeds to do.

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the speaker’s obsessive pursuit of the divine rose fragrance…

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Characters to notice

  • Hector Stuart

    The epigrammatist who writes an epigram in a terse mood.

Poetry — An Epigrammatist Explained