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Internal Monologues - Coggle Diagram
Internal Monologues
Stylistic Techniques (Writing/literary featues)
Repetition: Repeating certain words or phrases can emphasize a character's obsession, anxiety, or thought patterns. This can provide insight into their psychology.
Shifts in tense and perspective: : Internal monologues may shift between past, present, and future tenses, or between first, second, and third-person perspectives, to reflect a character's fluid consciousness.
Sensory details: Describing a character's physical sensations, perceptions, and impressions can make the internal monologue more vivid and immersive for the reader.
Fragmented sentences: Internal monologues may use short, fragmented sentences to mimic the way thoughts come in bursts and fragments in real life. This can convey a character's distracted or disjointed state of mind
Stream of consciousness: This technique tries to capture the unfiltered flow of a character's thoughts, often with minimal punctuation and grammatical structure. This can create a sense of immediacy and intimacy with the character's mind.
Possible themes
Self doubt and fear of failure
"Am I good enough, or am I just delusional?"
"Why do I always feel like I'm on the edge of failing?"
Search for Identity
"Who am I really? Beyond all the roles I play?"
"Am I living my life for me, or for others' expectations?"
Struggles with Change
"Everything is changing so fast—I can’t keep up."
"Why is it so hard to let go of the way things used to be?"
The Weight of Expectations
"Every decision feels like a test. What if I make the wrong one?"
"How can I live up to everything that's expected of me?"
Guilt and regret
"I can't stop thinking about what I should have done differently."
"The past keeps pulling me back—why can’t I let it go?"