Setting, Specialized Forms: Dramatic Monologue and Epigram Dellie, Vicky, Ben B., Trevor, and Steven

Setting The place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place Example: The setting for Song of Solomon was Not Doctor Street Danville, Pennsylvania and Shalimar, Virginia

Dramatic Monologue a poem that is spoken by a fictional narrator who is clearly different from the author in age, situation, or gender Purpose: for the speaker to reveal significant aspects of his or her qualities, values, and experiences, which are inferred by the reader

Dramatic Monologue Example: Romeo and Juliet: Juliet wants to be loved by Romeo. She wants him to love her as much as she loves him, but wants it to be genuine. “Thou knowest the mask of night is on my face; Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek For that which thou hast heard me speak to-night. Fain would I dwell on form -- fain, fain deny What I have spoke; but farewell compliment! Dost thou love me? I know thou wilt say 'Ay'; And I will take thy word. Yet, if thou swear'st, Thou mayst prove false. At lovers' perjuries, They say Jove laughs. O gentle Romeo, If thou dost love, pronounce it faithfully…”

Epigram a witty saying in either verse or prose, concisely phrased and often satiric o What is an Epigram? A dwarfish whole, Its body brevity, and wit its soul. Example: Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker

Aphorism a terse statement on a serious subject Example: 1 Timothy 6.10 “The love of money is the root of all evil”