Speaker

Definition:
Speaker- The point of view of the poem. The one who is saying the poem.The point of view of the poem could be all knowing or even be the person in the poem. 


Example:

She is the quiet one
with the brown hair, blue eyes.
A dreamer
caught somewhere between
a woman and a child,
living a life united  
by stirrups and manes.
Wanting to do
everything, with never enough
time for it all,
she rails against the
frustration of being only human.
-Nikki


Significance:
The significance of the speaker of a poem is to show who's point of view the poem is talking about. For example, the point of view to the poem above is 3rd person or all knowing. They know everything.