dramatic monologue

[ druh-mat-ik mon-uh-lawg, -log ]

noun

1. a poetic form in which a single character, addressing a silent listener at a critical moment, reveals something personal or related to the dramatic situation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dramatic monologue¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Dennis Hopper gives a dramatic monologue about passion for football while the Nike logo hangs behind him.

From The Daily Beast

The dramatic monologue, however, did not arise in opposition to the play, but as a new and parallel aspect of dramatic art.

From Project Gutenberg

We perceive here a striking contrast between the dramatic monologue and the story.

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The dramatic monologue is a poem in which a dramatic situation is presented, or perhaps a story is told, by one speaker.

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The dramatic monologue is quite different from the soliloquy.

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To Browning belongs the credit of having created a new poetic form,—the dramatic monologue.

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