Language, Dramatic Tecniques & Structures Flashcards
What is Juxtaposition?
Technique that places two distinctly dissimilar things side by side to bring out their differences
What is superstition?
a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance or a false conception of causation
What is colloquial language?
Dialect words and slang
What is a parallel?
Repeated sentence stuctures
What is imperative language?
Command sentences to give instructions or tell someone what to do
What is a catalyst?
A dramatic tool which is used to speed up the plot
What is contrast?
A rhetorical device used by a writer to emphasise the differences between two people, places or things
What is dramatic irony?
When you, the reader of the novel or spectator of the play, knows something that the characters do not
What is stage direction and an example?
describe where and when a scene takes place, how an actor should deliver their lines, and how the actor should move on stage.
Example:
‘The man deals a deck of cards’
What is a prop?
The items held or used by actors onstage to make the action more realistic
What is dialogue?
The exchange of spoken words between two or more characters in a book, play, or other written work
What is possessive language?
Nouns that show ownership or a direct connection
What is a soliloquy?
A speech that a character in a play speaks aloud, but it can only be heard by that character and the audience.
(Way of expressing inner thoughts normally)
What is motif of guns?
A significant reminder that real guns will play a part in the twins’ deaths, as re-enacted at the start of the play. (In blood brothers)
What are the dramatic techniques?
-Parallel scenes
-Catalyst
-Dramatic irony
-Stage direction
-Props
-Soliloquy
-Dialogue
