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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)?
No Payment DueThrough 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...
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Categories:
introspection, judgement,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
LilithHawaii 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...
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Categories:
abuse, america, betrayal, bible,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
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...
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Categories:
courage, faith, introspection,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
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...
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Categories:
computer, internet, philosophy, psychological,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
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...
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Categories:
appreciation, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Skin of TerrorSkin 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...
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Categories:
horror, mental health, mental
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Playing Games with an AncientI 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...
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Categories:
analogy, anxiety, change, courage,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Dance Partnerswas 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...
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Categories:
life, work,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
The Look of LoveThe 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...
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Categories:
love,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
In the Eventin 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...
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Categories:
caregiving, death, goodbye, memorial,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
The Word of the day: A-II 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...
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Categories:
analogy, appreciation, bible, blessing,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
The Seasons of Our LoveOn 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...
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Categories:
longing, lost love, nostalgia,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Endless PossibilitiesI 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...
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Categories:
fantasy, inspirational love, love,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
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...
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Categories:
allusion, analogy, anxiety, caregiving,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
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...
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Categories:
child abuse, father son,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Specific Types of Dramatic Monologue Poems
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Definition | What is Dramatic Monologue in Poetry?