internal monologue

Noun

Meaning

A person's "inner voice" which provides a running verbal monologue of what they are thinking, important in planning, problem solving, self-reflection, etc.
Synonym: self-talk

(literature) A representation of someone's thoughts as articulated. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Examples

Plot exposition that can be gently wound out by the authorial voice and internal monologue of a character in the length of a page has to be delivered in a matter of seconds on the stage. Terry Pratchett

My thing is, I like playing guys who have a really interesting internal monologue. Lennie James

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