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Oct 14 2013 11:07pm
When speaking about poetry, do we still refer to the voice of the poem as the "narrator", "narrative", and the "narrative voice"?

Or is there a different term specifically for poetry?

I'm an English major but poetry terminology isn't my strong-suit.

This post was edited by Canadian_Man on Oct 14 2013 11:08pm
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Oct 15 2013 08:11am
A few google searches leading to less-than-credible sites reveals that "persona" is a more general term for narrator and is therefore more appropriate for a poem. It is used interchangeably with narrator, which is also a widely accepted term for the poem's voice.

This post was edited by rx7drifter on Oct 15 2013 08:12am
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