He momo kauhau āhua roa nei, ka puta i roto i tētahi whakaari, ka tukuna e te kiripuaki hei whakaatu i ōna whakaaro, i ōna kare ā-roto rānei. I ētahi wā, ko te kaituku whaikī tōtahi, ko ia anake kei te atamira.
A somewhat long speech delivered by one of the characters in a drama production in order to reveal their thoughts or emotions. Sometimes the actor delivering the monologue will be the only one on the stage.
whaikī - to make a formal speech
tōtahi - solitary, single, alone
Ka tangi ētahi i te whaikī tōtahi a Hurieta ki te whakapuaki i tōna aroha ki a Romio.
Ko te whaikī tōtahi tētahi āhuatanga matua o roto i ngā whakaari a Wiremu Rūrūtao.
Nāwai rā, ka puta anō ia ki te atamira i tōna kotahi, ko tana whaikī tōtahi hei whakapuaki i tōna riri ki te mahi raupatu a te Karauna i ngā whenua o tōna iwi.