Concept:A monologue is a speech delivered by one speaker, often addressing a silent or unresponsive listener.
Explanation:The entire poem consists of a single speaker expressing personal complaints directly to the “awful parasite,” which is a bedbug.
The speaker questions how long the parasite will share the bed, disturb dreams, and feed on blood.
The bedbug never replies or speaks at any point in the poem.
Because only one voice is heard and no response is given, the poem cannot be a dialogue, which requires an exchange between two or more speakers.
It is also not a prologue, since it does not introduce a larger work, nor an epilogue, because it does not conclude a larger work.
Thus, the poem fits the definition of a monologue.
Answer:A. monologue