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transmitted persona

Concept
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A poetic voice projected as a character or identity beyond the self

Detailed Definition
A transmitted persona is a poetic speaker who channels or voices another identity—historical, fictional, or collective—through ventriloquism or dramatic monologue; this persona serves as a conduit for marginalized narratives or alternative perspectives, as in Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess” or contemporary poems that speak from the voice of ancestors or artifacts.
Example
Example in poetry:
A poem written in the voice of a historical figure, channeling their perspective; Emily Dickinson persona adopted by a modern poet to explore isolation; “I am the ghost of Whitman, singing still” — inherited poetic identity; Persona of a soldier from WWI recounting trench life in contemporary verse
Additional Notes
transmitted persona|A narrative technique where the speaker's voice or persona is clearly borrowed from or influenced by a known historical, mythical, or literary figure, allowing the poet to explore themes from a pre-established perspective.
Also Known As
Projected persona Passed voice Conveyed character Broadcast voice
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