Interior monologue
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Interior monologue is a narrative technique that presents a character’s inner thoughts and feelings directly, often in a stream-of-consciousness style, to reveal their psychological depth.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Inner Monologue | 1 |
| Interior monologue canonical | 1 |
| stream of consciousness | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4757928 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Interior monologue Context triple: [Leopold Bloom, literaryDeviceAssociated, Interior monologue]
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A.
Soliloquy
Soliloquy is a jazz piano composition by Erroll Garner that showcases his lyrical improvisation and distinctive harmonic style.
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B.
Introspective
Introspective is a 1988 synth-pop album by the Pet Shop Boys known for its extended dance tracks and lush, club-oriented production.
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C.
Retrospection and Introspection
"Retrospection and Introspection" is a semi-autobiographical work by Mary Baker Eddy in which she reflects on her life, spiritual development, and the founding of Christian Science.
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D.
Mental Events
"Mental Events" is a seminal 1970 paper by philosopher Donald Davidson that develops his influential theory of anomalous monism, arguing that mental events are identical with physical events while lacking strict psychophysical laws.
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E.
Reflection
"Reflection" is a pop ballad performed by Christina Aguilera, best known as the theme song from Disney's animated film Mulan that helped launch her music career.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Interior monologue Target entity description: Interior monologue is a narrative technique that presents a character’s inner thoughts and feelings directly, often in a stream-of-consciousness style, to reveal their psychological depth.
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A.
Soliloquy
Soliloquy is a jazz piano composition by Erroll Garner that showcases his lyrical improvisation and distinctive harmonic style.
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B.
Introspective
Introspective is a 1988 synth-pop album by the Pet Shop Boys known for its extended dance tracks and lush, club-oriented production.
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C.
Retrospection and Introspection
"Retrospection and Introspection" is a semi-autobiographical work by Mary Baker Eddy in which she reflects on her life, spiritual development, and the founding of Christian Science.
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D.
Mental Events
"Mental Events" is a seminal 1970 paper by philosopher Donald Davidson that develops his influential theory of anomalous monism, arguing that mental events are identical with physical events while lacking strict psychophysical laws.
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E.
Reflection
"Reflection" is a pop ballad performed by Christina Aguilera, best known as the theme song from Disney's animated film Mulan that helped launch her music career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiction-writing technique
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literary device ⓘ narrative technique ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
present a character’s feelings
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present a character’s inner thoughts ⓘ provide direct access to a character’s mind ⓘ reveal psychological depth ⓘ |
| analyzedIn |
literary theory
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narratology ⓘ psychological criticism ⓘ |
| canBe |
direct interior monologue
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indirect interior monologue ⓘ |
| canBeSignaledBy |
free-flowing unpunctuated text
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italics ⓘ quotation marks ⓘ |
| characteristicFeature |
direct presentation of thought
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first-person perspective ⓘ focus on mental processes ⓘ minimal authorial commentary ⓘ subjective viewpoint ⓘ |
| differsFrom |
objective narration
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omniscient narration ⓘ |
| enables |
exploration of consciousness
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intimate characterization ⓘ representation of conflicting thoughts ⓘ representation of repressed feelings ⓘ |
| focusesOn | internal experience rather than external action ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
modernist literature
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psychological novels ⓘ |
| mayUse |
associative leaps
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fragmented syntax ⓘ free indirect discourse ⓘ nonlinear time ⓘ stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| oftenAppearsIn |
climactic psychological scenes
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opening passages of novels ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
free indirect style
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soliloquy ⓘ stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Dorothy Richardson
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James Joyce ⓘ Marcel Proust ⓘ Virginia Woolf ⓘ William Faulkner ⓘ |
| usedIn |
comics
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drama ⓘ film ⓘ narrative prose ⓘ novels ⓘ short stories ⓘ television ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Interior monologue Description of subject: Interior monologue is a narrative technique that presents a character’s inner thoughts and feelings directly, often in a stream-of-consciousness style, to reveal their psychological depth.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Interior monologue
linked to: Interior monologue