soliloquy vs monologue
Definitions
noun
- speech you make to yourself
- a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections
Examples
One day, for instance, in securing some of the gear of a sledge, Okotook broke a part of it, composed of a piece of our white line, and I shall never forget the contemptuous sneer with which he muttered in soliloquy the word "Kabloona!" in token of the inferiority of our materials to his own.
The “to be or not to be” soliloquy is presented against a vast seascape where waves crash wildly into massive shoreline stones.
But let us close our florilegium and attempt to illustrate Jargon by the converse method of taking a famous piece of English (say Hamlets soliloquy) and remoulding a few lines of it in this fashion: To be, or the contrary?
Definitions
noun
- speech you make to yourself
- a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor
- a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation)
Examples
Her poetic styles vary from haiku to streetwise dramatic monologue, using the conventions of ‘standard’ English, as well as the defiance of Ebonics.
His monologue casts light on the common experience of the stereotypical man who is unemotional, uncaring, and cold.
The comedy star's character delivers a moving monologue to camera in the final scene.
