Dramatic Monologue


• Meaning and Definetion :

A poem written in the form of a speach of one character is a called dramatic monologue this poem consists the fillings experiences and views of only one character. It is called persons poem.


• Features and Characteristics :

  • A character in drama monologue speaks without any interrution.
  • The audience may be either present or absent.
  • The speaker reveals something about his or situation through the monologue.
  • Revealing important information about the personality, situation, action or emotional stats.



• Type of Dramatic Monologue :

Romantic Monologue :
A poem where character speaks about a romantic relationship either past, current or desired.
Ex. Dilemma by Anthony Hecht

Conversational Monologue :
A poem is presented by the speaker as if it part of conversation.
Ex. The Eolian Harp by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
 
Philosophical Monologue :
A poems where the character explicates there personal philosophy or theories about the world.
Ex. Line a Written a Few Miles above Tintern Alley by William Wordsworth.

• Examples & Poet :

  • My Last Duchess by Robert Browning 
  • Dover Beach Matthew Arnold
  • The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrok Gerontion by T.S. Eloit.

 


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