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- DictionaryMon·o·logue/ˈmänəˌlôɡ/
noun
- 1. a long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program: "he was reciting some of the great monologues of Shakespeare"
1. a. : soliloquy sense 2. the monologue at the beginning of the scene. b. : a dramatic sketch performed by one actor. c. : the routine of a stand-up comic. The comedian's monologue about his family was hilarious. 2. : a literary composition written in the form of a soliloquy. Her poems were monologues about unrequited love. 3.
Monologue is a literary device featuring a “speech” made by a single character in a work of literature or dramatic work (for theater or film). Monologues allow a character to address other characters present in the scene and/or the reader/ audience .
Monologue definition: a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like by a single speaker. See examples of MONOLOGUE used in a sentence.
A monologue is a speech given by a single character in a story. In drama, it is the vocalization of a character’s thoughts; in literature, the verbalization. It is traditionally a device used in theater—a speech to be given on stage—but nowadays, its use extends to film and television. II.
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a long speech by one person: disapproving He subjected me to a monologue on his last stay in hospital. a short play for one actor: Alan Bennett wrote a series of monologues called "Talking Heads". SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
In theatre, a monologue (from Greek: μονόλογος, from μόνος mónos, "alone, solitary" and λόγος lógos, "speech") 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.
Definition of monologue noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a long speech by one person, esp. in a play, movie, or television show. (Definition of monologue from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definition of Monologue. A monologue is a speech that one character delivers aloud to express his or her inner thoughts. Monologue examples are most frequently found in drama, though can be found in movies and poems as well.
If you refer to a long speech by one person during a conversation as a monologue, you mean it prevents other people from talking or expressing their opinions.
