Eulalie
The beloved bride described by the speaker of Eulalie—A Song.
The book
Who they are in the book
Spoiler-freeEulalie is the young bride celebrated in Poe’s Eulalie—A Song. Readers see her through an admiring spouse’s voice. She has no separate narration in this brief lyric.
How the book draws them
- A marriage that changes the speaker’s accountThe speaker contrasts earlier loneliness with Eulalie becoming his bride. Her arrival reorganizes the poem around companionship.
- A gentle, smiling presenceHe describes Eulalie as gentle and smiling. These qualities supply the warmth of his account.
- Hair and eyesThe poem gives Eulalie yellow hair and bright eyes. Celestial comparisons enlarge the speaker’s praise of ordinary features.
- Reciprocal feelingThe speaker says that Eulalie answers his feelings with her own. His account of happiness depends on shared affection.
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