In poetry the term speaker refers to

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The speaker is referencing the person that created or made the poem. The 'speaker' is the one communicating the piece. Often times, that gets confused with someone that is verbally speaking the poem, however, it is usually the author.

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“thy baited hooks shall tangle me no more.”

“hath taught me to set in trifles no store,”

“me lusteth no longer rotten boughs to climb.”