Question

Identify the correct word from the given options, which means the following:

A speech made to oneself.

• A. Dialogue
• B. Speech
• C. Soliloquy
• D. Intercourse

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Soliloquy

Option A; Dialogue is a conversation between two or more people and not a speech made to oneself. Hence this option is incorrect.

Option B; Speech is the expression of or the ability to express thoughts using articulate sounds. This word does not have the aforesaid meaning and hence this is an incorrect option.

Option C; Soliloquy is an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself and regardless of any hearers. This is the correct option.

Option D; Intercourse means communication or dealings between individuals or groups. This is not a word which means the aforesaid and hence this is an incorrect option.