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Question 46 • HS BCS Literature and Composition II 25-26

What is the purpose of a monologue?

Answer
A
to quickly share a speaker’s thoughts without other characters hearing
B
to disclose a speaker’s thoughts quietly to the audience
C
to express a speaker’s innermost thoughts only to themselves without other characters engaging or responding to their words
D
to reveal their thoughts and emotions to the audience and characters through a moving speech that builds to a climax

Explanation

A monologue is a long speech in which a character expresses thoughts or emotions, often to other characters or the audience. Choice D describes this kind of speech. Choices A, B, and C instead describe thoughts shared privately or only with the audience, which are closer to an aside or soliloquy.

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