Poetry · Character
Boss Shepherd
Boss Shepherd, known simply as Boss or Shepherd, wields authority with a swagger that Bierce's verse delights in measuring and mocking.
supporting
Also known as Boss, Shepherd
First appearance: poetry
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Subject of the proposed monument inscription
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In An Inscription: Subject of the proposed monument inscription Later, in The Passing of Shepherd: The deceased subject of the elegy, a…
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- Diverse Allegorical and Named Figures
- Personifications and Named Characters
- Religious and Historical Figures
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the speaker’s obsessive pursuit of the divine rose fragrance…
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