English materials for
​Secondary school in México

Second Grade

Unit 5
Introduction
Monologue comes from the words monos, which means “alone,” and logos, which means “speech". 

It is a literary device that is the speech or verbal presentation given by a single character in order to express his or her collection of thoughts and ideas aloud. Often such a character speaks directly to audience, or to another character. 
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​The monologues have been around since Ancient Greece, and they are still commonly used as literary devices in dramatic media today.