monologue

Speech presented by a single character

Instance of: theatrical genre
Subclass of: line

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In theatre, a monologue is a speech presented by a single character, most often to express their thoughts aloud, though sometimes also to directly address another character or the audience. Monologues are common across the range of dramatic media, as well as in non-dramatic media such as poetry, and stand-up comedy. Monologues share much in common with several other literary devices including soliloquies, apostrophes, and asides. There are, however, distinctions between each of these devices.

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Opposite of: dialogue in writing
Practiced by: monologist
Said to be the same as: soliloquy

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