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?)

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

soliloquy

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

Close letter words and terms

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