- interior monologue
- noun Date: 1922 a usually extended representation in monologue of a fictional character's thought and feeling
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
interior monologue
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interior monologue — ► NOUN ▪ a piece of writing expressing a character s thoughts … English terms dictionary
interior monologue — n. a narrative technique or passage which suggests a character s stream of consciousness … English World dictionary
interior monologue — 1. Literature. a form of stream of consciousness writing that represents the inner thoughts of a character. 2. Motion Pictures, Television. the device of showing a character on screen who does not appear to speak, although the character s voice… … Universalium
interior monologue — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms interior monologue : singular interior monologue plural interior monologues literature a piece of writing in which a writer expresses what a character in a novel or story is thinking … English dictionary
interior monologue — noun a literary genre that presents a fictional character s sequence of thoughts in the form of a monologue • Hypernyms: ↑prose * * * inˌterior ˈmonologue 7 [interior monologue] noun (in literature … Useful english dictionary
interior monologue — noun a piece of writing which expresses a character s thoughts … English new terms dictionary
interior monologue — inte′rior mon′ologue n. lit. a form of stream of consciousness writing that represents the inner thoughts of a character • Etymology: 1920–25 … From formal English to slang
interior monologue — /ɪnˌtɪəriə ˈmɒnəlɒg/ (say in.tearreeuh monuhlog) noun literary attempts to reproduce the thoughts and mental processes as they present themselves to the consciousness without restructuring for verbal acceptability or logic …
monologue — monologic /mon euh loj ik/, monological, adj. monologist /mon euh law gist, log ist, meuh nol euh jist/, monologuist /mon euh law gist, log ist/, n. /mon euh lawg , log /, n. 1. a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like by a… … Universalium
Interior — adj. & n. adj. 1 inner (opp. EXTERIOR). 2 remote from the coast or frontier; inland. 3 internal; domestic (opp. FOREIGN). 4 (usu. foll. by to) situated further in or within. 5 existing in the mind or soul; inward. 6 drawn, photographed, etc.… … Useful english dictionary
