dramatic tehcniques Flashcards
staging
the act, process, or manner of presenting a play on the stage
setting
the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place
characterization
the creation or construction of a fictional character.
aside
a remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play.
monologues
a speech presented by a single character
soliloquy
act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.
dramatic irony
when the audience knows something that the characters don’t
juxtaposition
the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
costume
informs the audience about a character, their social position, personality, and contributes to the creation of the world of a play
sound1
convey a specified impression when heard.
symbol
a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.
motifs
a literary technique that consists of a repeated element that has symbolic significance to a literary work
imagery
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
humour
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the quality of being amusing or comic, especially as expressed in literature or speech.
contrast
the state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association.
special effects
an illusion created for films and television by props, camerawork, computer graphics, etc.
foreshadow
be a warning or indication of (a future event).
stichomythia
dialogue in which two characters speak alternate lines of verse, used as a stylistic device in ancient Greek drama.
sonnet
ourteen-line poem written in iambic pentameter, employing one of several rhyme schemes, and adhering to a tightly structured thematic organization
iambic pentameter
a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable, for example Two households, both alike in dignity.
