The literary terms 'Persona' refers to -

• The literary terms 'Persona' refers to - The speaker in a poem or novel.
- The speaker is not necessarily the writer of the poem or the novel অর্থাৎ একটি novel বা কবিতার মূল লেখক ছাড়াও অন্য কেউ speaker হতে পারে।
- যেমন Victorian poet Alfred Tennyson রচিত 'Ulyssess' কবিতার persona বা speaker হচ্ছে Greek hero Ulysses, not Tennyson.

অন্যদিকে,
• A figure of speech where lifeless objects is given imaginary life - Personification.
• A character who does not change in the course of the narrative of a fictional work of literature is called a - Flat character.
• The main character changes the course of a narrative of a narrative of a fictional work of literature - Round character.

Source: An ABC of English Literature by Dr M Mofizar Rahman.