DRAMATIC ELEMENTS-definitions

Question 1

Reportage

Answer 1

Reportage is where one presents true stories in a narrative way such as storytelling.

Question 2

Aside

Answer 2

Aside is a short speech or comment presented directly and only to the audience by the character

Question 3

Dramatic Irony

Answer 3

Dramatic Irony is where the audience knows something the characters don’t

Question 4

Imagery

Answer 4

Imagery is the language that stimulates the reader’s senses

Question 5

Solidoquy

Answer 5

Solidoquy is used to express the inner thoughts of a character only between them and the audience

Question 6

Foreshadowing

Answer 6

Foreshadowing is used to hint at something to come later in the story

Question 7

Contrat

Answer 7

Contrast is comparing two things inorder to show their differences

Question 8

Chorus

Answer 8

Chorus are a group of performers that summarise the events of the play (sometimes in song or dance)

Question 9

Figurative Language

Answer 9

Figurative language is the type of communication that does not use a word’s strict or realistic meaning