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Common collocations with monologue in American Collocation

monologue noun countable

US /ˈmɑnəˌlɑɡ/

funny

amusing
comic
hilarious
humorous

She had a gift for comic monologues.

dramatic

dramatic

His verse ranges widely, from dramatic monologues to love lyrics and poems about public events.

expressing what a person is thinking

inner
interior
internal

The film was one of the first to use a voice-over to denote an internal monologue.

lasting a particular amount of time

hour-long
ten-minute, two-hour, etc

He launched into an hour-long monologue about the company’s past achievements.

The discussion ended with a five-minute monologue from the chairman.

long

extended
lengthy
rambling

The essays take the form of an extended monologue.

perform a monologue

deliver
perform
recite
speak

By the age of eight, Paul was writing poetry and reciting monologues.

start a monologue

launch into
open

She launched into a dramatic monologue about how beautiful life is.