dramatic monologue
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When reading poetry we must take a number of things into consideration. Beginning with the organization of the poem as a whole, does it contain an argumentative or a logical tone? Furthermore we must familiarize our selves with the speaker and their choice of diction. Adding to the effect of the poem is it's very structure; we must distinguish how the use of verse or stanza sets the tone for the rest of the poem. As we continue to analyze rhyme and the use of literary devices, we become aware of the overall message that the poet is trying to convey to the reader. Conversely, when we are analyzing a dramatic monologue or a soliloquy; we are exposed to the poet and his inner feelings. As a result, the reader may learn new things about the speaker's character, simply because in a dramatic monologue what the poet says, is far less indicative than how it is said. Another aspect of the dramatic monologue is that there is always an allegorical undertone to the poem. Usually a comment or an overall moral to the story, whether the comment is political, social or satirical, it all depends on the context of the poem.
Throughout, Tennyson's Ulysses, Robert Browning's Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister, and William Morris's Defense of Guenevere, all of the aforementioned requisites are present...