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Straight a stranger
A mysterious figure appearing in a poem, possibly allegorical.
minor
Also known as straight a stranger
First appearance: epigraph
Straight a stranger shows up with force in LXXXVIII: The Good Samaritan. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The foe who tends the speaker's wounds with oil and wine, embodying the Good Samaritan.
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Character groups
- Scriptural, Historical, and Allegorical Figures
- Divine and Biblical Figures
- Protagonist
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The emotional and psychological peak occurs in the stanza’s shift from defensive rebuke (“O rail not”) to a pr…
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