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STAR WARS EPISODE V: YODA’S SERMON

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Today I want to focus on a 16 line monologue poem, brilliantly spoken by the character, Yoda in the Star Wars movie “Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back”.
      In this monologue poem, Yoda preaches a short sermon to Luke Skywalker in which he explains the power of the force.
      This poem has a back and forth oscillation between lines that have internal rhymes and lines that have NO rhymes at all. This oscillation adds extra color and to the poem like when jazz musicians jump on and off the beat to add extra color to their melodies. As I always tell you, the more you internalize the rhyme, the more intelligent and intellectual the character will sound.
      If I were to perform this monologue poem, I would speak the rhymed lines with more vehemence and greater tonality than the unrhymed lines. I would speak like I’m preaching in a pulpit. I would speak like I’m trying to save Luke Skywalker’s soul from eternal damnation in the fires of hell.
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JOHN WICK 4: BOWERY KING QUOTES DANTE’S INFERNO

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      Laurence Fishburne, as the character named, Bowery King, opens the movie “John Wick: Chapter 4” with an awesome sonnet that is a recitation from Dante Alighieri’s poem “Inferno”.
     In this monologue poem, Bowery King proclaims with great bravado that he is a King and that he is the way to pain and misery for any opponent.
      This sonnet is broken up into 3 parts. A sestet (6 lines) and 2 quatrains (4 lines each) that all have an oscillation back and forth between lines that have an internal rhyme and lines that DO NOT rhyme at all (represented by an X). The rhyme scheme looks like this: axaxax, bxbx, cxcx. This is a very strange but interesting rhyme scheme.
       If I were to perform this internal oscillation sonnet, I would speak with a great bravado and say the unrhymed lines with alot more vehemence than the rhymed lines. This will complete the thought for the listener’s ears. This oscillation between internal rhyme and NO rhyme will add extra color to the sonnet like jazz musicians when the jump on and off the beat to add more color to their melodies.
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STAR WARS: ANDOR: LUTHEN RAEL IS MUSICAL AND INTELLIGENT

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The head of the Skarsgårds, the great Swedish family of actors, Stellan Skarsgård delivers a great monologue poem as Luthen Rael in the Star Wars series “Andor”.
This monologue poem is all about sacrificing current happiness to create a better future that you may not be alive to see.
This monologue poem can be done in 2 different ways. In the first way, the poem is written in 11 tercet stanzas (3 lines) that are in song format where lines 1 & 2 rhyme with each other while the last does NOT rhyme with anything and acts like a conclusion to the thought. So the rhyme scheme looks like this: aab, ccd, eef, ggh, etc….

If I were to perform this monologue poem in the 1st method, I would exploit the song format. I would elongate syllables. I would speak in a melodious talk-sing manner with my pitch rising and falling to better catch the ear of the listener. Check out method 1 BELOW.

      The second way to do this monologue poem, the poem is written in 27 lines where you oscillate back and forth between lines that have an internal rhyme scheme and lines that do NOT rhyme at all. This type of internal rhyme scheme makes the speaker sound extremely intelligent.
     If I were to perform this monologue poem in the 2nd method, I would speak the rhymed lines with a lot more color and vehemence than I would the unrhymed lines. This will give the listener the same effect as jazz musicians who frequently jump on and off the beat to add more color and style to their melodies. I would also properly pronounce all of the syllables in all of the words. This will help with sounding more intelligent.
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BATMAN: GRENDON’S SPIRITUAL CINQUETS

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     American actor, David Dastmalchian is best known for his supporting roles in superhero movies. The voice over monologue that I’m focusing on in this blog post is from one of those great supporting roles.
      This is a voice over monologue from the new animated Batman movie, “BATMAN: The Doom That Came To Gotham” where David Dastmalchian was the voice of Grendon.
      In this monologue poem Grendon explains how he is possessed by some evil spirit that can’t be looked upon with human eyes.
      This monologue poem is written in 6 quintets (5 line stanzas) where in each stanza the 1st & 2nd lines rhyme with each other, the 3rd & 4th lines rhyme with one another, and then theres the 5th line which does NOT rhyme at all but instead is there to conclude the thought. So the rhyme scheme is written like this: aabbc, ddeef, gghhi, etc…
      If I were to perform this monologue poem, I would speak spiritually for the entire monologue. Some drama schools teach the Stanislavski technique of “As if”. Where your perform something as if it was something else. I would speak this poem like I’m giving a sermon or testifying about how I was deemed worthy and chosen by the powerful spirit of Jesus who can’t be looked upon with human eyes. I would conclude as if I was telling that Jesus is coming back. I would have so much fun playing with the religious/spiritual undertones of this monologue poem.
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SUITS: MIKE ROSS LAMENTS IN ENCLOSED QUATRAINS

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      Canadian actor, Patrick J. Adams delivers a magnificent 13 stanza monologue poem as the character Michael Ross in the hit USA Network legal drama, “Suits”.
      In this monologue poem, Michael Ross admits to a jury that he’s guilty of being a fraud, that he always wanted to become a lawyer to help people, and that he will try to help people no matter what their verdict turns out to be.
       This monologue poem is written in 13 enclosed quatrain stanzas where in each stanza the 2nd and 3rd lines rhyme with one another and are sandwiched in between the 1st and 4th lines which rhyme with one another. So the rhyme scheme looks like this: abba, cddc, effe, etc..
       If I were to perform this monologue poem, I would speak with a persuasive tone for the entire poem. I would speak vehemently about why I wanted to become a lawyer, in hopes that it may move the jury toward a not guilty verdict. I would over emphasize that I am admitting to being guilty of fraud, how sorry I am for what I’ve done, and that I’m going to do better moving forward. That’s it, I would just make one long persuasive argument filled with lots of emotion and me admitting to being a fraud.
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JUJUTSU KAISEN: NANAMI’S MANGA RAP IN TERCETS

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     In this blog post, I’m gonna focus my attention somewhere I don’t normally focus it. I’m not really a fan of the anime/manga genre of animation but I found a monologue poem from a anime/manga series that I really enjoyed versifying.
      I wanna tell you about a 15 stanza monologue poem delivered by the main character named Nanami Kento in the popular anime manga series “Jujutsu Kaisen”.
      In this monologue poem, Nanami explains his pointless avarice, how he’s not really important to the world, and how it doesnt make sense that his pointless job pays better than other jobs.
      This monologue poem is written in 15 tercet stanzas (3 lines) that are each in song format where the 1st and 2nd lines rhyme and the 3rd line does NOT rhyme. This monologue poem has the feel of a rap song.
      If I were to perform this monologue, I word emphasize the song format rhyme scheme and speak the lines as if they were rap lyrics. I would also emphasize the speakers love for words that end with the long e sound of the letter “Y”. I would elongate that final long e sounding “Y” syllable in each of those words. With this elongation of syllables and a rap song feel you’re gonna sound alot like the monorhymed verses of the rapper, Busta Rhymes. But that’s cool because we love Busta Rhymes.
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IRON MAN: TONY STARK’S HEARTFELT QUATRAINS

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      In 2008, Robert Downey jr. was thrown into the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Tony Stark aka Iron Man and he proved to be perfect for the role.
     In Today’s monologue poem, Tony Stark discusses how and why he’s making changes to the way he runs Stark Industries. He also introduces the Jericho missile.
      This monologue poem is written in 13 enclosed quatrains that have a weird rhyme scheme. Each quatrain stanza is 2 rhymed lines (lines 2 & 3) enclosed inside of 2 Unrhymed lines (lines 1 & 4).
      If I were to perform this monologue, I would speak the lines in away that tugs at everyone’s heart strings. Especially when I speak about my father, seeing people hurt by things that I created to help them, and the changes that I’m making to the way Ibrun Stark Industries. Speak with lots of vehemence and heart felt emotion.
I would color the rhymed lines more than the unrhymed lines to emphasize the weird enclosed rhyme scheme.
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ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING: CHARLES SPEAKS IN QUATRAINS

      In this blog post I’m gonna focus on a comedic monologue that’s written in 6 quatrain stanzas and was brilliantly spoken by the legendary comedian/actor, Steve Martin.
      In the hit Hulu murder mystery comedy “Only Murders In The Building”, Steve Martin plays Charles-Haden Savage who started a murder mystery podcast with Oliver Putnam, played by Martin Short and Mabel Mora, played by Selina Gomez.
     In the monologue poem shown in this post Charles starts off by explaining to Oliver and Mabel how he and Bunny, played by Jayne Houdyshell, may be related. Then Charles reveals that he and Bunny ended up kissing in an intimate manner at a Christmas party sometime before she died.
      This monologue poem is written in 6 quatrain stanzas where the 1st & 3rd lines rhyme while the 2nd & 4th lines (represented by an X) do NOT rhyme. The rhyme scheme is written like this: axax, bxbx, cxcx, dxdx, exex, fxfx.
      If I were to perform this monologue poem, speak comedically about the potential unprotected sex that may have made Bunny my half-sister. I would speak comedically about how the intimate kissing happened at the Christmas party. I would also emphasize the rhymed lines by speaking them with more color in my voice than the unrhymed lines. I would also emphasize the way the Charles character says the words “And” and “We” alot, kind of like someone who says “like” or “ya know” before or after ever sentence they say.
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THE CHI: PAPA HATES ON JAKE IN QUATRAINS

       I found a 6 quatrain stanza monologue poem delivered by the actor, Shannon Brown, Jr. as the character named “Papa” on the hit Showtime series “The Chi”.
      In this monologue poem, Papa delivers 6 quatrains where he’s just hating on Jake, played by Michael Epps, and others in the crowd.
      In each of the 6 quatrains, the 1st and 3rd lines rhyme while the 2nd and 4th lines (represented by an X) do NOT rhyme. So the rhyme scheme is written like this: axax, bxbx, cxcx, dxdx, exex, fxfx.
      If I were to perform this monologue poem, I would speak like a hater or like a stand up comedian who’s making jokes about people in the audience. I would also add more color or emphasis to the unrhymed lines so that they sound like the punch lines to the jokes.
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THE LION KING: MUFASA PREACHES IN TERCETS

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     I have found a great monologue poem from the 1994 Animated Disney classic “THE LION KING”.
     This is Mufasa’s monologue poem, voiced by the brilliant James Earl Jones, where Mufasa is having a father-son talk with Simba. He’s explaining to Simba, all of the responsibilities of being king.
     This monologue poem is written in 9 front rhymed tercets (3 line stanzas) where the 1st line does NOT rhyme while the 2nd & 3rd lines do rhyme. This is rhyme scheme gives the poem a sermon like feel.
     If I were to perform this monologue poem, I would NOT speak the lines, I would preach the lines as if I’m passing down wisdom to the next generation. I would color the unrhymed lines but speaking them with more vehemence while speaking the rhymed lines with more gravitas.
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