ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A special kind of monologue is a ____ a speech by a character alone on stage, whose words reveal what he or she is thinking or feeling.
A
scenes
B
stage directions
C
monologue
D
soliloquy
E
aside
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A soliloquy is a type of monologue in which a character directly addresses an audience or speaks his thoughts aloud while alone or while the other actors keep silent.

Detailed explanation-2: -When one character is talking for a while, it’s called a monologue. Soliloquy is the word we traditionally use to refer to a monologue that is delivered when the character is alone.

Detailed explanation-3: -A monologue is a speech made by one person speaking his or her thoughts aloud or directly addressing a reader, audience or character. It is a common feature in drama, animated cartoons, and film. The word may also be applied to a poem in the form of the thoughts or speech of a single individual.

Detailed explanation-4: -Monologues come in different forms: Soliloquies. Villain speeches. Songs focused on individual characters’ thoughts.

Detailed explanation-5: -Soliloquy. A soliloquy is a monologue in which a character speaks to him or herself, expressing inner thoughts that an audience might not otherwise know. Soliloquies are not definitionally poems, although they often can be-most famously in the plays of William Shakespeare.

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