Poetry Speaker

What do we call the voice in poetry that shares thoughts and feelings?

• speaker

• poet

• narrator

• author

In "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes, who is the speaker?

• Langston Huges

• the staircase

• Mother

• Son

Who is the speaker in "How do I Love Thee?" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning?

• Elizabeth Barrett Browning

• thee

• a person addressing his/her love

Who is the speaker in "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost?

• Robert Frost

• the traveler

• the road

In "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes, who is the poet?

• Mother

• the staircase

• Langston Hughes

• Son

Who is the poet in "How do I Love Thee?" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning?

• a person addressing his/her love

• thee

• Elizabeth Barrett Browning

In "I'm Nobody, Who Are You?" by Emily Dickinson, who is the speaker?

• a person who does not wish for fame

• the reader

• a Somebody

• Emily Dickinson

True or False: The speaker in a poem is always the poet.

• True

• False

True or False: A speaker in a poem may or may not be named.

• True

• False

“Voice” is the speaker in a poem. 

• True

• False