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Drama Literary Terms

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

DRAMA TERMS

By: Anahi, Kristina, Ludy, Jailene
Photo by Alan Cleaver

FOURTH WALL

Is the audience or where the camera crew is filming the show

REPETITION

The repeating of the same or similar vowels in non rhyming words
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NARRATOR

The voice that reveals the literary work
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DENOTATION

The exact definition of a word.

METAPHOR

Using like or as to emphasize a sequence
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FABLE

A little kid story, to entertain kids; fables are mainly mythical magical stories
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IRONY

Sarcasm used in verbal or real situations.ex:lifeguard drowning
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ASIDE

  • A character's comment towards the fourth wall.
  • Usually the character will step to a side to make this comment.
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SOLILOQUY

A CHARACTER THAT SPEAKS ITS THOUGHTS ONLY FOR THE AUDIENCE
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UNITIES

SETTING A TIME LIMIT ON A SPECIFIC PLAY
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CONNOTATION

A WORD THAT HAS A DEEPER MEANING TO IT