♥ Speaker ♥

DEFINITION:

The narrator or the character that speaks the poem; not always the poet.

EXAMPLE:

Seven Wonders of the World

I wonder why the sun is hot
I wonder why it rains a lot

I wonder why the sky is blue
I wonder why a cow goes moo

I wonder why the clouds skip by
I wonder why a bird can fly

I wonder will the lesson end
Before I'm driven round the bend.

The poem’s speaker is probably an elementary student, but the poet can be an adult.

SIGNIFICANCE:

The speaker shows the reader the perspective the poem is written and spoken in, so that the reader can easily connect and empathize to the speaker’s experiences and thoughts. Moreover, the reader can also easily respond to the speaker while he/she is reading the poem.