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interior monologue

in·te·ri·or mon·o·logue
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-teer-ee-er mon-uh-lawg, -log]
    • /ɪnˈtɪər i ər ˈmɒn əˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-teer-ee-er mon-uh-lawg, -log]
    • /ɪnˈtɪər i ər ˈmɒn əˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg/

Definitions of interior monologue words

  • noun interior monologue Literature. a form of stream-of-consciousness writing that represents the inner thoughts of a character. 1
  • noun interior monologue Movies, Television. the device of showing a character on screen who does not appear to speak, although the character's voice is heard on the soundtrack to create the illusion that the audience is hearing the character's thoughts. 1
  • noun interior monologue text of a character's thoughts 1
  • noun interior monologue a literary attempt to present the mental processes of a character before they are formed into regular patterns of speech or logical sequence 0
  • noun interior monologue a narrative technique or passage which suggests a character's stream of consciousness 0
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Origin of interior monologue

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Interior monologue

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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interior monologue popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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Synonyms for interior monologue

noun interior monologue

  • soliloquy — an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present (often used as a device in drama to disclose a character's innermost thoughts): Hamlet's soliloquy begins with “To be or not to be.”.
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