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Identify the correct ones among the following:
[A] The dramatic monologue ensures the reciprocal dialogue of the narrator.
[B] The nineteenth century poets fully exploited the poetic form of dramatic monologue
[C] The poetry of experience by Robert langbaum outlines a discussion on dramatic monologue
[D] The linguistic pragmatics make the narcissistic speaker of dramatic monologue speak exclusively
[E] The speaker and the listener in the dramatic monologues of Robert browning share the same pedestal of communication.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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A

A, B and C only

B

B, C and D only

C

C, D and E only

D

B, D and E only

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Option B

B, C and D only

Solution :

The correct answer is B, C and D only.

Let us analyze each statement to understand why this choice is correct:

Statement [A]: "The dramatic monologue ensures the reciprocal dialogue of the narrator."
This statement is incorrect. By definition, a dramatic monologue is a poem in the form of a speech by an individual character. There is no reciprocal dialogue or verbal exchange from the narrator or the silent listener; the speaker dominates the entire discourse.

Statement [B]: "The nineteenth century poets fully exploited the poetic form of dramatic monologue"
This statement is correct. The nineteenth century (specifically the Victorian era) was the golden age of the dramatic monologue. Poets like Robert Browning (e.g., "My Last Duchess", "Fra Lippo Lippi") and Alfred Lord Tennyson (e.g., "Ulysses") refined and fully exploited this poetic form to explore complex psychological states.

Statement [C]: "The poetry of experience by Robert langbaum outlines a discussion on dramatic monologue"
This statement is correct. Robert Langbaum's seminal book, The Poetry of Experience: The Dramatic Monologue in Modern Literary Tradition (published in 1957), is a major work of literary criticism that provides a deep and influential analysis of the dramatic monologue.

Statement [D]: "The linguistic pragmatics make the narcissistic speaker of dramatic monologue speak exclusively"
This statement is correct. From the perspective of linguistic pragmatics, the structure of a dramatic monologue requires the speaker to speak exclusively, leaving the listener silent. This structural setup allows the speaker's unchecked, often self-centered or narcissistic perspective to unfold and reveal their true psychological character to the reader.

Statement [E]: "The speaker and the listener in the dramatic monologues of Robert browning share the same pedestal of communication."
This statement is incorrect. In Robert Browning's monologues, the speaker holds all the communicative power, while the listener is passive, silent, and subordinate. Therefore, they do not share the same pedestal or level of communication.

Thus, statements B, C, and D are the only correct assertions.

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