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Dramatic Monologue Poems | Dramatic Monologue Examples

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A dramatic monologue is a type of long lyric poem in which a character delivers a lengthy speech explaining his or her feelings, actions, or motives, but there is more to a dramatic monologue. What is dramatic monologue in poetry (complete definition)?

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Through what alleged transgression stand I now accused? Is there guilt to be found in a drowning man who by exchanging all he has ever held gains the salvation of but...Read the rest...
Categories: introspection, judgement,
Form: Dramatic Monologue



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Hawaii Nei, bidst Aloha, inoa Pelekane ke'o ke'o, Lilith. (The islands of Hawaii welcomes the English/white named, Lilith) A name that disguises intrigue amongst the native population who shares a knowledge of deep ancient traditions as Hawaiian Mythology. Lili'uokalani, Hawaii's last reigning monarch was overthrown...Read the rest...
Categories: abuse, america, betrayal, bible,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member The Sleeping Lion
I stand in quiet anticipation of the sleeping lion within me, questioning the moment He shall rise again Though fang and claw have grown dull in slumber I am peacefully assured my spirit remains firm though...Read the rest...
Categories: courage, faith, introspection,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member Frank E Einstein
I am the progeny Of lightning and stitch, A Franken-hybrid Of genius and glitch. My circuits buzz with Einsteinian thought, Unraveling secrets The universe has wrought. Existence, I ponder, Through photon and quark, Grappling with questions In the depths of the dark. Am I a mockery, a...Read the rest...
Categories: computer, internet, philosophy, psychological,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member THE LORD IS MY CAREGIVER
The Lord is my Caregiver indeed I shall not be anxious of my health’s need He makes me to relax, from pressures to be freed He leads me toward serenity with His comforting deed. He restores my soul against...Read the rest...
Categories: appreciation, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Dramatic Monologue



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Skin of Terror - Daniel Henry Rodgers (Lights slowly rise on a lone figure, MICHAEL, hunched over a steering wheel. His knuckles are white against the worn leather. Pre-recorded sounds of a desolate highway hum faintly in...Read the rest...
Categories: horror, mental health, mental
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member Playing Games with an Ancient
I returned home after forty years to my home island of Hawaii. Its preferred nickname is the Big Island, lovingly a.k.a., the Orchid Isle, and yes, a.k.a., the Volcanic Island. Rightly named as the sole...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, anxiety, change, courage,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
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was thinking the other day How things work in their own way And decisions that you take May be different once you wake For the world will turn away And the cogs interact without your say For decisions can hold...Read the rest...
Categories: life, work,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
The Look of Love
The music plays in your head, great new music, formulated from the beauty of everything, just for you? I have ridden the silver spoons, and tripped the light fantastic, stepped into new worlds, with big...Read the rest...
Categories: love,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
In the Event
in the event in the event that i dont wake up tomorrow please hold your tears and your sorrow for i am finally free no more pain inside of me no more unexplained symptoms or signs or wavering and trying...Read the rest...
Categories: caregiving, death, goodbye, memorial,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member The Word of the day: A-I
I thought it'd be a blessing to reminisce knowing I, the conveyer A-I took over as I spoke what ought A-I did naught it typed out its choice none was my voice as I watched the monitor do its my detour of every word...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, appreciation, bible, blessing,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member The Seasons of Our Love
On summer nights Nostalgia's muse revives Scent of jasmine Fig tree fragrance fuses Memories meander Minty ice cream flavours Add sweetness to hungry kisses Star gazing to cricket symphony Roof top whispers of love's infinity Days drenched with salty waves Sun flared skin...Read the rest...
Categories: longing, lost love, nostalgia,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member Endless Possibilities
I find myself drifting through a galaxy of dreams.... Each one presented with endless possibility ... Fresh new worlds before me thriving in infinite color, direction and depth, awaiting my command with script of storyline...Read the rest...
Categories: fantasy, inspirational love, love,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member MANEUVERABLE MANURE-
"Running through a mile of wasted compiled vile I find myself conflicted sitting in a position groaning I'm foul planting a seed of tan and brown the snake comes out of me and it flees...Read the rest...
Categories: allusion, analogy, anxiety, caregiving,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member Forgiving the Unforgivable
(Lights dim, single spotlight illuminates the speaker, dressed in simple attire. Voice starts trembling, building in intensity) Can forgiveness mend, a childhood, fractured in the dark? Where the scars are a map, etched, not just in...Read the rest...
Categories: child abuse, father son,
Form: Dramatic Monologue

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Definition | What is Dramatic Monologue in Poetry?

Poems Related to Dramatic Monologue

lyric, monologue, speech


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