Childe Roland to the Dark Tower CameBy Robert Browning1.My first thought was, he lied in every word, That hoary cripple, with malicious eye Askance to watch…ActivitiesTravels & JourneysMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & LegendsTypes/ModesDramatic MonologueMelancholy & Despair
The Tempest ["Ye elves of hills...", 5.1.33-57]By William ShakespeareYe elves of hills, brooks, standing lakes, and groves;And ye that on the sands with printless footDo… Related Audio Arts & SciencesTheater & DanceTypes/ModesDramatic MonologueAnger
Self-Portrait as David LynchBy David RoderickI wear a flower in my lapel. I like the sweetness of its lie in my nose. A carnation, the fool’s flower…Social CommentariesPopular CultureLivingThe MindActivitiesJobs & WorkingArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmStanza FormsTercetMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphorPersonaTypes/ModesDramatic MonologueJoy & Contentment + 12 more
poetry-magazinedramatic monologue as Beatriz FerreyraBy Stella Wongthis is some decomposed music. this is some double. o great and terrible pressing! submerged in the… Related Audio LivingDeathSorrow & GrievingArts & SciencesMusicTypes/ModesDramatic MonologueGrief
Linnaeus in LaplandBy Lorine NiedeckerNothing worth noting except an Andromeda with quadrangular shoots— the boots of the people wet inside…NatureActivitiesSchool & LearningTravels & JourneysTechniquesPersonaTypes/ModesDramatic MonologueDisappointment + 2 more
Unknown Girl in the Maternity WardBy Anne SextonChild, the current of your breath is six days long. You lie, a small knuckle on my white bed; lie,…LivingParenthoodStanza FormsRhymed StanzaTechniquesPersonaTypes/ModesDramatic Monologue
The Moss of His SkinBy Anne SextonIt was only important to smile and hold still, to lie down beside him and to rest awhile, to be folded…RelationshipsFamily & AncestorsTechniquesConfessionalPersonaTypes/ModesDramatic Monologue
poetry-magazineHitting BottomBy Marilyn NelsonOur love still young, our marriage new, Robert and I felt blackness as a second vow, a spiritual seal…LoveHeartache & LossSocial CommentariesRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsLivingDeathParenthoodSorrow & GrievingThe MindDoubt & ContemplationRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsMen & WomenArts & SciencesPainting & SculptureTypes/ModesConcrete or Pattern PoetryDramatic MonologueAngerAnxiety & InsecurityDisappointmentGriefMelancholy & Despair + 17 more
poetry-magazineLittle Albert, 1920By Joyce Carol OatesI was Little Albert. Nine months old in the famous film. In a white cotton nightie, on a lab table sitting… Related Audio Social CommentariesLivingInfancyThe MindArts & SciencesSciencesTypes/ModesDramatic MonologueAnxiety & InsecurityMelancholy & Despair + 3 more
The MiserBy Mona Van DuynI was out last night,the very picture of a sneak, dark and hunched-over,breaking and entering again.…LoveDesire & PassionSocial CommentariesCities & Urban LifeMoney & EconomicsLivingGrowing OldLife ChoicesThe MindArts & SciencesReading & BooksTypes/ModesDramatic Monologue + 6 more
Madam’s Past HistoryBy Langston HughesMy name is Johnson— Madam Alberta K. The Madam stands for business. I’m smart that way. I had a HAIR…Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifeMoney & EconomicsRace & EthnicityActivitiesJobs & WorkingStanza FormsRhymed StanzaTechniquesPersonaTypes/ModesDramatic Monologue + 5 more
MessengerBy R. T. SmithTwo nights he came to me, mute, on fire, no dream. I woke to find the window embered and fog filling…LivingArts & SciencesPhilosophyTypes/ModesDramatic Monologue
The Northeast CorridorBy Donald RevellThe bar in the commuter stationThe Title: "The Northeast Corridor" In his book The Art of Attention:…Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifeLivingGrowing OldThe MindMemory & NostalgiaTime & BrevityActivitiesTravels & JourneysMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryPersonaTypes/ModesDramatic MonologueAngerBoredom + 11 more
BaudelaireBy Delmore SchwartzWhen I fall asleep, and even during sleep, I hear, quite distinctly, voices speaking Whole phrases, …Arts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsTypes/ModesDramatic MonologueAnxiety & InsecurityDisappointmentGriefHumor
The Pope Replies to the Ayatollah KhomeiniBy Ishmael ReedMy Dear Khomeini: I read your fourteen thousand dollar ad asking me why the Vatican waited all of these…Social CommentariesReligionArts & SciencesHumor & SatireMetersFree VerseTypes/ModesDramatic MonologueHumor + 2 more
Gunga DinBy Rudyard KiplingYou may talk o’ gin and beer When you’re quartered safe out ’ere, An’ you’re sent to penny-fights …Social CommentariesWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsMythology & FolkloreHeroes & PatriotismStanza FormsRhymed StanzaTypes/ModesDramatic Monologue + 2 more
Speech: “All the world’s a stage”By William Shakespeare All the world’s a stage,And all the men and women merely players;They have their exits and their entrances…LivingGrowing OldLife ChoicesTime & BrevityArts & SciencesTheater & DanceTypes/ModesDramatic Monologue
The King of OwlsBy Louise ErdrichThey say I am excitable! How could I not scream? The Swiss monk’s tonsure spun till it blurred yet his…Social CommentariesHistory & PoliticsActivitiesIndoor ActivitiesArts & SciencesMetersFree VerseTypes/ModesDramatic Monologue + 2 more
Francine’s RoomBy Louise ErdrichThis is Tarsus, one place like anyplace else. And this is my circuit, the rodeo, fair. The farmboys…NatureWeatherSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityLivingLife ChoicesThe BodyRelationshipsHome LifeMen & WomenTypes/ModesDramatic Monologue + 5 more
Briefly It Enters, and Briefly SpeaksBy Jane KenyonI am the blossom pressed in a book, found again after two hundred years. . . . I am the maker, the …LoveRomantic LoveRelationshipsTechniquesPersonaRefrainTypes/ModesArs PoeticaDramatic Monologue + 2 more