Verses on Various Occasions · Character
Abraham
Patriarch, subject of a poem about his faith.
minor
Also known as LI Abraham
First appearance: LI: Abraham
Abraham shows up with force in LI: Abraham. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Praised as 'Great Heart' who chose God's first choice and is the pledge of Gentile grace; depicted as faith's truest type, serene in the face of worldly scorn.
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In LI: Abraham: Praised as 'Great Heart' who chose God's first choice and is the pledge of Gentile grace; depicted as faith's truest type, serene in the face of worldly scorn. Later, in CXIV: Judaism: Addressed as…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Scriptural, Historical, and Allegorical Figures
- Divine and Biblical Figures
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs in the stanza’s shift from defensive rebuke (“O rail not”) to a pr…
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