Persona?????

Question

My teacher wants us to be able to identify the persona of poetry? what is it? can someone give me a example

Answer 1

The speaker or voice of a literary work, or in plainer words, "who's doing the talking."

Sidelight: Sometimes the author of a poem identifies a created character as the speaker-- but in the absence of a specific attribution the term persona is applied in a neutral sense, since it should not be automatically assumed that a creative work directly reflects the personal experiences or views of the poet. The use of an identified persona precludes a potential ambiguity and enables poets to give expression to things they would prefer not to have attributed to their own person.

Answer 2

Persona is the voice or role through which the author speaks. Consider this poem:


good times


my daddy has paid the rent
and the insurance man is gone
and the lights is back on
and my uncle brud has hit
for one dollar straight
and they is good times
good times
good times

my mama has made bread
and grampaw has come
and everybody is drunk
and dancing in the kitchen
and singing in the kitchen
oh these is good times
good times
good times

oh children think about the
good times

Lucille Clifton


So who's speaking? What can you tell about that person? (If you can't answer these questions, ask again tomorrow.)

Answer 3

persona is like a characteristic or a person that the author is trying to portray.

ex: today was like a totally stellar day, except for the icky outfit that i found in my cutie closet. the persona of that is..a teenage girl
ex: today was sooooo much fun. i got to eat two cookies for snack time at school instead of one! and..mommy said i was being such a good boy today, she'll take me to the park to play! yay! the persona of that is...a five year old boy

Answer 4

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persona

Try this website.