What literary technique is often prominent in soliloquies?
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Correct answer: Rhetorical questioning and self-debate
Soliloquies frequently use rhetorical questions and internal self-debate, mirroring a character's reasoning process. This technique is central to speeches such as Hamlet's 'To be, or not to be.'
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