interior monologue
noun
: a usually extended representation in monologue of a fictional character's thought and feeling
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Today, however, this controversy has died down, and many regard the use of interior monologue by literary journalists as an acceptable convention, not to be taken literally but perhaps understood more as intended to communicate the emotional overlay of factual reality.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
In three places—including the final page—direct quotes from Hamlet weave into Peter’s interior monologue.
—Literary Hub, 3 Feb. 2026
Two such traits, being thin-skinned and suffering from an interior monologue of unending self-doubt, are often identified as negatives.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
The narrator’s solitary fantasy system is indeed powerful: her interior monologue floods, soothes, ignites, and bitterly defends.
—Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2025
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
In three places—including the final page—direct quotes from Hamlet weave into Peter’s interior monologue.
—Literary Hub, 3 Feb. 2026
Two such traits, being thin-skinned and suffering from an interior monologue of unending self-doubt, are often identified as negatives.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
The narrator’s solitary fantasy system is indeed powerful: her interior monologue floods, soothes, ignites, and bitterly defends.
—Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for interior monologue
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“Interior monologue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interior%20monologue. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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