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Dramatic Monologue [1]

Poetry [2]
2.24.14

Victorian poet Robert Browning wrote dramatic verse, poems that doubled as monologues. This week, write a monologue in the voice of a fictional character. For inspiration, read Browning's "My Last Duchess" [3] and "Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister." [4] If you’re stuck, try assuming the voice of a character from one of your favorite novels.


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[1] https://www.pw.org/content/dramatic_monologue [2] https://www.pw.org/genre/poetry [3] http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15701 [4] http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15699