O I lyric, Lyrical Subject or I poetic it is a concept that designates the voice that manifests itself in poetry.
Created by the poet, this voice presents the reflections, feelings, sensations and emotions of a fictional subject who speaks in the first person (I).
Examples
Oh Flores do Verde Pino
Oh flowers, oh flowers of the green pin,
if you know new about my friend!
Oh God, are you?Oh flowers, oh flowers of the green branch,
if you know new about my beloved!
Oh God, are you?If you know anything about my friend,
the one who lied about what he put with me!
Oh God, are you?if you know new from my beloved
the one who lied about what he swore to me!
Oh God, are you?-You asked me for your friend,
and I tell you that it is san'e alive.
Oh God, are you?You ask me for your beloved,
and I bly tell you that it is viv'e sano.
Oh God, are you?And I bless you that it's san'e alive
and it will be with you before the deadline.
Oh God, are you?And I bless you that it is viv'e sano
and it will be vosc'ant'the past term.
Oh God, are you?
(Dom Dinis)
In this troubadour song by a friend, the lyrical self is female, while the author of the song is male.
The voice of the poem comes from a lady (the fictional entity created by the writer) who speaks of her lover. However, who wrote the poetry, that is, the real person, is the Portuguese writer Dom Dinis (1261-1325), known as the “poet-king”.
The door
i am made of wood
wood, dead matter
But there is no thing in the world
More alive than a door.I open it slowly
to pass the little boy
I open very carefully
to pass the boyfriend
I open very pleasantly
To pass the cook
I open it suddenly
To pass the captain.I just don't open for these people
Which says (I care very much...)
What if a person is dumb
It's dumb as a door.I'm very smart!
I close the front of the house
I close the front of the barracks
I close everything in this world
I only live open in the sky!
(Vinicius de Moraes)
The examples show that the writer chooses which character he will create to give voice to his poetry. He does this when he chooses a lyrical self, which can be either male or female, as in Vinicius de Moraes' poem, an object.
Difference between the lyrical and the poet
One of the biggest names in Portuguese Literature, Fernando Pessoa, draws our attention to this difference between the lyrical self and the poet when he creates his heteronyms.
Heteronyms are people invented by the poet, who have their own personality and, thus, sign the poems. The best known heteronyms for Pessoa are: Ricardo Reis, Álvaro de Campos and Alberto Caeiro.
Even though all the poems were written by Pessoa, many of them have distinct personalities, which he incorporates when he writes.
Read too:
- Fernando Pessoa's heteronyms
- Troubadour Songs
- Lyrical Genre
- What is Poetry?
