How do you refer to the fictional author of a poem?
If a poem is written in the first person, how do you refer to the first person character in the poem?
e.g.
Underneath the fallen blossom
In my bosom,
Is a letter I have hid.
It was brought to me this morning by a rider from
Duke.
The person could be describes as the narrator or, in some contexts, the persona.
soliloquist
A person who soliloquizes.
soliloquize
v.intr. to utter a soliloquy; talk to oneself.
v.tr. to utter in a soliloquy; say to oneself.
[1750–60]
soliloquy
- a) A dramatic or literary form of discourse in which a character talks to himself or herself or reveals his or her thoughts without addressing a listener.
b) A specific speech or piece of writing in this form of discourse.- The act of speaking to oneself.