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Soliloquy, pronounced So:^lil:o:quy.

A phrase or passage of speech spoken aloud while the orator is alone. Usually termed in reference to scenes of theatre.

Notably, writers of theatre such as Shakespeare, used the soliloquy to great effect in order to express aloud to audiences some of the emotions and thoughts of characters, without specifically resorting to third-party narration.