Dramatic monologue is a type of lyric poem perfected by Robert Browning where a single speaker who is not the poet addresses another person or people at a critical moment, revealing their character through speech. Browning's poems "My Last Duchess", "The Bishop Orders His Tomb", and "Andrea del Sarto" are cited as examples, along with works by Tennyson, Hilda Doolittle, Amy Lowell, Robert Frost, E.A. Robinson, Ezra Pound, and Robert Lowell. The form is best exemplified by T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."

1. Dramatic Monologue
By
Dr. Yashwant Handibag
M.A., Ph.D., NET

2.  Dramatic Monologue is a type of lyric poem that
was perfected by Robert Browning through his
poems;
 My Last Duchess
 The Bishop Orders His Tomb
 Andrea del Sarto
 The Last Ride Together

3. Features
1.A single speaker, who is not a poet
2.A specific situation at a critical moment
3.The speaker addresses and interacts with one or more
other people
4.We know of the listener’s presence and what they say
and do only from the speaker’s discourse
5.The speaker reveals his temperament and character
through his speech

4. Another Examples
• Tennyson’s Ulysses
• Hilda Doolittle
• Amy Lowell
• Robert Frost
• E.A. Robinson
• Ezra Pound
• Robert Lowell
• The best known example of dramatic monologue in
modern day is T.S. Eliot’s ‘The Love Song of J.Alfred
Prufrock’