Monologue and Response

Monologue

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

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

Response noun - Action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior.

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Monologue and response are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Monologue" instead a noun "Response".

Nearby Words: responsive, responsible, respond

good	good monologue	good response
exact	exact monologue	exact response
normal	normal monologue	normal response
typical	typical monologue	typical response
Other adjectives: usual, angry, mental, last.

In The Killing Joke, Batman gives one to The Joker in response to his "one bad day" monologue.

Source: Patrick Stewart Speech
Namesake Gag: Cleverly combined with Call a Rabbit a "Smeerp" when Vimes' internal monologue uses the phrase 'Pavlovian response', even though the animal psychologist Ivan Pavlov obviously doesn't exist on Discworld.

Source: Discworld / Jingo
Combined with Call a Rabbit a "Smeerp" (and Orphaned Etymology) in Jingo, when the text has Vimes' internal monologue use the phrase 'Pavlovian response', despite Pavlov the animal psychologist not existing on the Discworld.

Source: Namesake Gag

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