2012本部文学史名词解释及问题参考答案..docVIP

I. Definition [分值调整：考4个，每个5分] 20% Dramatic monologue Dramatic monologue is a type of lyric poem perfected by Robert Browning as represented by his ‘My Last Duchess’, ‘The Ring and the Book’, etc. Dramatic has the following features: a single person, who is patently not the poet, utters the speech that makes up the whole of the poem, in a specific situation at a critical moment. (2) This person addresses and interacts with one or more other people whose presence is imaginary. (3) The main principle controlling the poet’s composition is to reveal to the reader the speaker’s temperament and chara