dramatic monologue

noun

a poetic form in which a single character, addressing a silent auditor at a critical moment, reveals himself or herself and the dramatic situation.

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Nearby words

drama therapy, dramady, dramamine, dramatic, dramatic irony, dramatic monologue, dramatic unities, dramatics, dramatis personae, dramatist, dramatization

Origin of dramatic monologue

First recorded in 1930–35

Also called dramatic lyric.

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