How are the first-person speakers in "A Dream" and "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer” similar? A Dream
When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer

1. In both poems, the first-person speakers explicitly express their emotions.

2. In both poems, the first-person speakers tell a narrative that describes an event that happened
to someone other than themselves.

3. In both poems, the first-person speakers act as the reader's guide through events that have
happened in the past

4. In both poems, the first-person speakers describe observations of the outside world.