Poetry · Character
Towser
A named presence in Bierce's satirical verse, stalking the margins of poems about critics, cadets, and the follies of literary ambition.
supporting
First appearance: poetry
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The stray dog, initially called Towser, then rechristened Goucher.
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Towser belongs to the loose company of Bierce's targets and foils, a figure whose name surfaces amid the poet's tirades against pretension. Whether as a witness to the wounded cadet's lament or a silent companion to the…
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- Diverse Allegorical and Named Figures
- Protagonist
- Biblical and Named Figures
- Religious and Historical Figures
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The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the speaker’s obsessive pursuit of the divine rose fragrance…
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