Choose an appropriate word that means the following:
"Speaking one's thoughts aloud to oneself"
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Soliloquy
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Monologue | a long speech by one person, but usually spoken to others, listeners or an audience (a soliloquy is spoken to oneself) | The actor delivered a moving monologue to the jury. |
| (2) Chorus | a group of singers or speakers, or the part of a song repeated after each verse (it is not one person talking to himself) | The whole audience joined in the chorus. |
| (3) Soliloquy (answer) | the act of speaking one's thoughts aloud to oneself, especially by a character alone on the stage, so that the audience learns what he is thinking (Hamlet's "To be, or not to be" is a famous soliloquy) | In his soliloquy, Macbeth reveals his doubts about killing the king. |
| (4) Dialogue | a conversation between two or more people | The play has very little dialogue and a lot of music. |