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시적 화자

sijeok hwaja [시쩍 화자]

시적 화자는 · 시적 화자의 태도

poetic speaker, the speaker of a poem

Example

이 시의 시적 화자는 떠난 사람을 그리워하고 있어요.

The speaker of this poem is longing for someone who left.

Word parts

시 poem적 -ic화 talk자 person

Literally 'poetic speaking person' — the voice in a poem, not necessarily the poet.

Good to know

Pronounced [시쩍 화자]; don't assume the 화자 is the poet themself.