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Dramatic elements

Terms in this set (25)

Tragedy
Sorry for the terrible events encountered in a drama
Prologue
Introductory to the play
Conflict
Struggle between two or more forces that creates tension move the story forward
Denoenument
Final part in the play all loose ends are tied up
Synopsis
A brief summary or an outline
Stage direction
Instruction in the text of the play
Aside
A remark intended to be heard by the audience but not the other characters
Monologue
A long speech by one actor in a play to another character
Soliloquy
Speaking one's thoughts aloud by oneself while being unheard by others
Tragic hero
A literary character that makes a choice that contains a tragic flaw
Antagonist
A person who opposes another
Character foil
A character who contrast another to highlight particular qualities
Static character
Undergoes no change
Dynamic character
A character who undergoes change
Round character
Complex character was fully developed and dynamic traits
Flat character
One dimensional and that they are relatively uncomplicated
Prose
Written or spoken language and it's ordinary form
Blank verse
Poem without ryhme
Iambic pentameter
Five short syllables followed by five long syllables
Pun
Wordplay
Comic relief
Offset more serious sections in a tragedy
Fourth wall
Imaginary wall at the front of the stage
Verbal irony
Says one thing but mean another
Situational irony
Opposite of what you expect to happen happens
Dramatic irony
Audience knows something that the characters did not
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