What is a dramatic monologue in poetry?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. A speaker revealing their character to a silent listener
- Step 1: One voice speaks to a listener who does not reply.
- Step 2: The speaker unintentionally reveals their personality.
Answer
A speaker revealing their character to a silent listener.
Why not the others: A poem written entirely as a conversation between three people: a monologue has one speaker. A poem that tells a legend in a plain style: it is not defined by genre. A poem written about the poet's own life with no other speaker: the speaker may be a created persona.
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