Dramatic Devices Flashcards
Protagonist
The main chariter of the play
Climax
The point in the play or sceen where the drama meets greatest tention
Complication
The point where the action of the sceen becomes more intense
Exposition
A detailed explanation of a scene or event
Falling action
The action in the scene after the climax
Foreshadowing
A hint of what might happen latter in the play
Dramatic irony
When the audience understands something that the chariter does not
Pathos
quality of the play’s action that males the audienc feel sorry or pitty for the chariter
Dramatic tention
The way inwhich suspence is developed in a scene. This is how playwrites keep there audiences intersested
Inciting incident
The point at which the action of the play or the scene really takes off.
Declarative sentence
A sentande in the form of a statement
Exclamitory sentence
Expresses strong emotions and ends with a explamation mark
Interrogative sentence
Ussualy forms a question
Imperative sentence
A sentence usually containing a command
