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Poor wand'rers
Wandering souls or pilgrims, addressed in a poem.
minor
Also known as Wand'rers, your, thee, ye
First appearance: xxxiii wanderings
Poor wand'rers shows up with force in XXXV: Private Judgment. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Addressed as distressed souls relying on their own weak will and private judgment.
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- Scriptural, Historical, and Allegorical Figures
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- Protagonist
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- 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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