The speaker is the narrator of the poem as well as its only real character. Based on the title of the poem, they are presumably from London, or at least familiar with the area. This closely identifies them with Wordsworth himself, who spent much of his time in the English city. Other than this, the speaker does not provide any description of themselves, delaying even any reference to themselves until the eleventh line of the poem. Therefore, they are primarily characterized by their words and thoughts.

One of their more defining traits is that they are an appreciator of beauty. They spend the majority of the poem describing the early morning urban landscape from the vantage point of the bridge. Based on their claims of never having before seen such calming majesty, it is clear that they are prone to becoming awestruck by visions of beauty. They...