Because of its title and first-person point of view, “song of myself” is often perceived as autobiographical. when reading a poem, should readers assume that the author is the speaker? yes; everything that is written by a person should be considered autobiographical. no; poems are products of imagination and express beliefs that may not be the writer’s. no; poems are not like other forms of writing because they do not have speakers. yes; poems that reference the “self” in the title must be autobiographical.