Monologue and Narration

Monologue

Monologue noun - A (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor.

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Narration and monologue are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Narration" instead a noun "Monologue".

Narration noun - A relating of events usually in the order in which they happened.

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Monologue and narration are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Monologue" instead a noun "Narration".

musical	musical monologue	musical narration
usual	usual monologue	usual narration
brief	brief monologue	brief narration
short	short monologue	short narration
Other adjectives: entire, constant, little, beautiful, famous, personal, internal, early, dramatic, final, hilarious, next, bizarre, introductory, ending, long-winded, non-stop, extended, comic, philosophical, rhyming, hammy.

The opening monologue may be paired with a closing monologue, or continued through the rest of the film as an Inner Monologue or narration.

Source: Opening Monologue
Plus, with his monologue/narration...he's God.

Source: Devil, but No God
NUMB3RS. For the second season, the narration remained more or less the same, but the narration changed from a monologue to isolated lines within the Theme Tune.

Source: Opening Narration

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