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dramatic monologue
[ druh-mat-ik mon-uh-lawg, -log ]
noun
- 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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dramatic monologue1
First recorded in 1930–35
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Example Sentences
Dennis Hopper gives a dramatic monologue about passion for football while the Nike logo hangs behind him.
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The dramatic monologue, however, did not arise in opposition to the play, but as a new and parallel aspect of dramatic art.
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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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