dramatic monologue

noun

Definition of dramatic monologue

: a literary work (such as a poem) in which a speaker's character is revealed in a monologue usually addressed to a second person

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Go ahead and nominate associate principal horn Richard Sebring for best actor; his many solos in the scherzo played out like dramatic monologues, and some steely phrases even recalled the cadences of human speech. — Zoë Madonna, BostonGlobe.com, "Boston Symphony Orchestra begins Tanglewood season in style," 7 July 2019 Mercer fit his lyrics to the tune impeccably, creating a dramatic monologue that’s a masterpiece of urban loneliness and loss. — WSJ, "He Sang One for the Ages," 2 Nov. 2018 The service includes dramatic monologues of characters involved in the death of Christ and a sharing of the Last Supper. — Daily Southtown, "Church news," 20 Mar. 2018

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