Interior monologue

Interior monologue

A narrative technique in which action and external events are conveyed indirectly through a fictional character's mental soliloquy of thoughts and associations.

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interior monologue

Literature; General

The nonmediated presentation of a character's thoughts and impressions or perceptions.

interior monologue

Literature; Poetry

A narrative technique in which action and external events are conveyed indirectly through a fictional character's mental soliloquy of thoughts and associations.

interior monologue

Literature; General literature

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