Robert browning is best known for his brilliant dramatic monologues.

It is a type of poem that

consists of some unique features, which are: first dramatic setting. Like drama, a dramatic
monologue unfolds with dramatic setting. A minute study of the poem enables us to know that
the situation is who is speaking and what the subject matter is. Second, presence of speaker and
listener: in a dramatic monologue, the poem comes as a form of speech. Though we find the
presence of a listener, they do not produce their speech in the poem. As the poem develops, the
speaker's real identity is revealed. Third, irony; all dramatic monologues summarize irony in
figurative device. The development of the plot in the dramatic monologue leads readers to
understand what his reality is. This gap manifests irony. Last, expression of intense feelings and
emotions, the speaker in dramatic monologue mounts to the extremity and reveals realities with
intense expression. The hitherto unrevealed sentiments are expressed openly in the poem.
Browning's "The Bishop Orders his tomb at Saint Praxed's Church" typifies his dramatic
monologue because we find all the defining qualities of monologue in it.
 Dramatic Monologue is a type of poetry that is meant to read to the audience. The whole
poem is narrated by a single speaker. In this type of poetry, the speaker is talking to one
person however, it is meant to address the whole audience.