The Happy Prince

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Themes

All Themes Beauty and Morality Love and Compassion Poverty, Inequality, and Greed Religion

Characters

All Characters The Happy Prince The Swallow The Reed The Little Match-Girl God

Symbols

All Symbols The Lead Heart Egypt Children

Literary Devices

All Literary Devices Allegory Anthropomorphism Foil Foreshadowing Genre Imagery Irony Mood Satire Setting Situational Irony Style Tone

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Introduction Intro

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Summary & Analysis

All Themes
Beauty and Morality
Love and Compassion
Poverty, Inequality, and Greed
Religion

All Characters
The Happy Prince
The Swallow
The Reed
The Little Match-Girl
God

All Symbols
The Lead Heart
Egypt
Children

All Literary Devices
Allegory
Anthropomorphism
Foil
Foreshadowing
Genre
Imagery
Irony
Mood
Satire
Setting
Situational Irony
Style
Tone

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