The friend in "To the Rev in the Country from his Friend in London’’
The friend is a man to whom the poem is addressed to by the narrator. The friend lives in the country and the narrator implies the friend if afraid to experience the life in a big city. It is uncertain whether the friend agreed to go to the city or not.
The narrator in "To the Rev in the Country from his Friend in London’’
The narrator in this poem presents the events from the perspective of a first person subjective point of view. The narrator states from the beginning he lives in a big city and he tries to convince one of his friends to visit him. The poem is, as a result, an attempt made by the narrator to convince his friend that there are no dangers in the city.
The King
In the poem ‘’Ozymandias’’, the narrator mentions a King which lived in Egypt thousands of years ago. The King also appears in the poem talking about his fame and former power. From the way the King is described, the idea transmitted is that the King was an extremely vain and superficial man.
The narrator in "The Curate to his Slippers’’
As the title suggests, the narrator is a man who recalls the events presented in the poem from the perspective of a first person subjective point of view. The man in the poem wants to avoid pain at all costs and will do anything to make himself comfortable, even if this means giving up on the important things in life.
Ben Jonson
The name is mentioned in the poem ‘’Prologue to a Charade’’ and is named one of the greatest writers to ever live in this earth. The narrator mentions Ben Jonson because his literary style and talent are mentioned in the poem and given as an example.
You
The pronoun ‘’You’’ is used in the poem ‘’Prothalamion’’ as a general term to make reference to every man and woman in this world who would rather be alone and work all their lives and stay separated from others.
The narrator in ‘’To a Scientific Friend’’
The narrator in this poem is a writer, or more specifically a poet who tries to make his case and convince others that poetry has a real value in a person’s life. The poet is outraged when he hears about how other people treat poetry and how they look down on the poets writing it.
Science
In the poem ‘’To a Scientific Fried’’, science is personified and presented as a cold woman who does nothing more but ruin the pleasures nature has to offer. Because of this, Science is presented in a rather negative way.
You in ‘’To a Scientific Friend’’
The pronoun ‘’you’’ is used in this poem to make reference both to the readers and to the people who criticize poetry and those who write poetry for a living.
Nature
In the poem ‘’To a Scientific Friend’’ Nature is presented as a person, someone who has the power to bring happiness to the world. The beauty of Nature is however affected by the way in which Science presents it, making it appear as being cold and as being separated from society.
The narrator in ‘’Young England’’
The narrator is someone who does not want the society in which he lives to change. The narrator chooses to express his feelings of disappointment and even fear upon analyzing the society in which he lives and to criticize those who accepted the changes without questioning them.
Men in ‘’Young England’’
The men described here are all put into the same category and presented as violent and ambitious people who want nothing more than advance in life and get their way. The narrator criticizes those men for the attitude they have and for the way in which they let themselves be affected by the modern world.
Women in ‘’Young England’’
The women, just like the men, are criticized for their behavior and more importantly, for the way in which they were demanding freedom and the same rights as men. Thus, women are portrayed here as ambitious and also as behaving in an unnatural way.
