Dialogue Flashcards
aside
a brief speech in which a character turns from the person being addressed to speak directly to the audience; a dramatic device for letting the audience know what a character is really thinking or feeling as opposed to what the character pretends to think or feel
colloquial
informal, conversational language
dialogue
1) conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
2) a literary work written in the form of a conversation
dialect
a regional variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary
diction
word choice
euphemism
substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for a harsh, blunt, or offensive one
figure of speech
broadly, any way of saying something other than the ordinary way; more narrowly (and for the purposes of this class) a way of saying one thing and meaning another
hyperbole
a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used in the service of truth
invective
denunciatory or abusive language
monologue
1) a dramatic soliloquy
2) a literary composition in such form
proverb
a short, pithy saying that expresses a basic truth or practical precept
pun
a play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on a the similar sense or sound or different words
sarcasm
bitter or cutting speech; speech intended by its speaker to give pain to the person addressed
soliloquy
a device often used in drama where by a character relates his or her thoughts and feelings to him/herself and to the audience without addressing any of the other characters
slang
a kind of language especially occurring in casual or playful speech, usually made up of short-lived coinages and figures of speech deliberately used in place of standard terms
