a combination of the words dramatic and monologue (obviously)

a kind of narrative poem in which one character speaks to one or

a lyric poem in which a speaker addresses a silent listener

a poem in which a single speaker who is not the poet recites the entire poem at a critical moment

a speech in the speaker unknowingly reveals his personality

a type of character study

a type of poem (generally free verse, in a very conversational tone) that is voiced by a single speaker to a quiet listener or to the reader

In a dramatic monologue, the poet, like an actor in a play, speaks through the voice and personality of another person.

A literary work which consists of a revealing one-way conversation by a character or persona, usually directed to a second person or to an imaginary audience. It typically involves a critical moment of a specific situation, with the speaker's words unintentionally providing a revelation of his character, as in Robert Browning's " My Last Duchess." (See also Conversation Poem, Interior Monologue, Soliloquy)(Compare Prosopopeia)

a poem in which a single fictional or historical character other than the poet speaks to a silent "audience" within the poem.

A poem in which a story is related by a single person (not the poet) speaking to one or more persons; we know of the listener's presence and what they say and do only from clues in the discourse of the speaker. In a dramatic monologue, the speaker utters the entire poem in a specific situation at a critical moment. See Also: MONOLOGUE, INTERIOR MONOLOGUE, and SOLILOQUY

poem in which a particular persona speaks to a supposed audience.

Poem narrated by an imaginary character (not the poet) in the manner of a speech from a play. Dramatic monologue poems were particularly developed during the 19th century by poets such as Tennyson, Hardy and most notably Robert Browning (e.g. My Last Duchess). The technique was then used to great effect by Eliot (e.g. The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock) and Pound. See also my poems Man and Superman and Ray which use dramatic monologue for comic effect.

A dramatic monologue is a type of lyric poem, developed during the Victorian period, in which a character in fiction or in history delivers a speech explaining his or her feelings, actions, or motives. The monologue is usually directed toward a silent audience, with the speaker's words influenced by a critical situation. An example of a dramatic monologue exists in My Last Duchess by Robert Browning, when a duke speaks to an emissary of his cruelty.