Dramtic Literary Devices- Grade 10 English
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| show | A literary art form that recreates human life and emotions. The medium is dialogue and action within a frame or sequential events. Drama has both a written form (a script) and a living form (the stage of presentation)
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| show | This refers to a small unit of a play in which there is no shift in locale or time.
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| show | A character or group of characters who give comments on the play which link acts or foreshadow coming events.
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| show | An opening section of a drama, a kind of introduction.
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| show | They are the play writer's way of creating an atmosphere in which to tell his story. Imagery is the recurrent use of "picture words". It provides and imaginative, yet vivid, specific description.
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| show | Exaggeration used to create a specific effect.
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| show | A figure of speech used to imply rather than directly express a comparison between 2 objects .
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| show | figure of speech used to directly express a comparison between 2 objects.
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| show | When a character says something that sounds contrary or absurd, but which holds some truth to it.
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| show | Weakly stating or expressing feelings or ideas for effect
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| show | Is torn by an internal conflict. The hero simply makes a wrong choice which triggers series of negative events. Once the bad decision is made, the hero is to stop the tragedy.
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| show | A negative quality or weakness within the hero. Often leads him to make a poor decision which leads to his downfall. Greed, ambition, indecision, jealousy, blindness and thirst for power are common flaws.
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| show | Excessive pride or self confidence which leads to a downfall. often a tragic flaw of Shakespeare's tragic characters
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| show | Word play - puns, use of satire, intending to entertain
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| show | A character, usually minor, who contrasts with and therefore sheds light on the protagonist
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| show | An ideal situation in which good in rewarded and evil is punished.
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