voice

In poetry, the speaking persona or personality of a poem produced by the stylistic choices of the poet. Voice is related to tone and mood in a poem, in that they are all determined by diction or word choice, syntax, line length, and other elements contributing to the poem's overall feeling. However, voice is considered more personal and, therefore, more unique. While any poet can use a tone that is angry or write a poem that is melancholic in mood, all poets strive to create their own individual voices.

The US poets Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson both achieved unique voices; their methods of writing are impossible to emulate.