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Monologue vs Monodrama - What's the difference?

monologue | monodrama |

As nouns the difference between monologue and monodrama

is that monologue is a type of art that consist of soliloquy, a long speech by one person while monodrama is a play in the form of a monologue.

As a verb monologue

is to deliver a monologue.

monologue

English

Alternative forms

* monolog (qualifier)

Noun

(wikipedia monologue) (en noun)
  • (drama) A type of art that consist of soliloquy, a long speech by one person.
  • (comedy) A long series of comic stories and jokes as an entertainment.
  • A long, uninterrupted utterance that monopolizes a conversation.
  • Synonyms

    * (drama) soliloquy

    Antonyms

    * (a monopolizing utterance) dialogue

    See also

    * soliloquy

    Verb

    (monologu)
  • To deliver a monologue.
  • * (Oliver Sacks), Seeing Voices
  • Powerful parents, in her formulation, feeling themselves autonomous and powerful, give autonomy and power to their children; powerless ones, feeling themselves passive and controlled, in turn exert an excessive control on their children, and monologue at them, instead of having a dialogue with them.

    Synonyms

    * monologize ----

    monodrama

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (theater) A play in the form of a monologue
  • *{{quote-news, 2009, January 16, , Classical and Opera Listings, New York Times citation
  • , passage=The Dicapo Opera Theater presents the world premiere of “Lily,” a monodrama composed and performed by the mezzo-soprano Audrey Babcock