the person that is telling the poem
Some examples of a speaker in poetry include the poet himself/herself assuming a persona or character, a fictional character created by the poet to narrate the poem, or an undefined voice conveying emotions and thoughts. The speaker is the voice that communicates the message or theme of the poem to the reader.
Author Speaker Reader Teller
dramatic monologue
he has written poetry about love
intense personal emotion
He has written poetry about love
He has written poetry about love
The word "mediocrity" refers to someone or something that is simply average. For example, "Sam lived her life in mediocrity, and had no ambition".
In poetry, the burden can refer to a heavy emotional weight or responsibility that weighs on the speaker, while meiosis is a form of understatement that minimizes the significance of something to create emphasis. An example of burden in poetry can be found in Sylvia Plath's "Lady Lazarus," where the speaker grapples with the burden of death and rebirth. An example of meiosis can be seen in Emily Dickinson's "Because I could not stop for Death," where the speaker downplays the significance of death's arrival by describing it as a casual, routine occurrence.
Dramatic monologues, a type of poetry where the speaker addresses an audience, can capture speaker conflict and tell a story through the speaker's perspective. Robert Browning's "My Last Duchess" and T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" are examples of poems that use dramatic technique to convey both inner conflict and narrative.
The speaker of Sonnet 18 is Shakespeare, and the subject of the sonnet is the beauty and immortality of the beloved, often interpreted as a reflection of the power of poetry.
Speakers are an output device.
The speaker in lyric poetry is typically a subjective and emotional persona expressing personal thoughts, feelings, and emotions. This persona may or may not directly reflect the poet themselves, but serves as the voice through which the poem's themes and sentiments are conveyed.