Speaker

Speaker: When reading a poem a speaker uses feeling and the point of view of the poem. The speaker uses life in poem that they are reading.

Example:

Born a self hatin' little girl with a soul so pure
Beautiful and smart-- so young, yet mature
Talented with words, but the world doesn't see
That this is the only way that I know how to be ..........

 

Significance: The speaker gives the point of view of the poem. The speaker gives the poem life and feeling when they are reading.