Question

When the speaker of the poem says “you”, is it meant to refer to only the readers’ experiences— or the speaker’s experiences as well? How do you know?

Answer 1

Well, I think that 'you' in a poem is referred to both that readers' as well as the poets' experiences. This is because, for eg., when the poet says,

"Then you are not you"

He can mean in general that, at some conditions, a person can change, cannot be himself/ herself.

He also may say that the reader cannot beh himself/ herself.

Hope this helps.