Dramatic
71dramatic structure — noun a) The sequence a 5 act play follows including exposition, rising action, climax or turning point, falling action, and denouement or catastrophe. credit Gustav Freytag 1863 The laptop ad that first showed an I.T. team with a problem and then …
72DRAMATIC UNITIES — three rules of dramatic construction prescribed by Aristotle, observed by the French dramatists, but ignored by Shakespeare, that (1) a play should represent what takes place within eight hours, (2) there must be no change of locality, and (3) …
73dramatic irony — dramat′ic i′rony n. lit. irony derived from the audience s understanding of a speech or a situation not grasped by the characters in a dramatic piece • Etymology: 1905–10 …
74dramatic monologue — dramat′ic mon′ologue n. lit. a literary form in which a character, addressing a silent auditor at a critical moment, reveals himself or herself and the dramatic situation • Etymology: 1930–35 …
75Dramatic zoom-in — FilmM the act of zooming in or out slowly on a subject to give dramatic emphasis to what is being said. These are generally done at the most important and compelling parts of an interview to bring the audience physically and emotionally closer to …
76dramatic soprano — /drəˌmætɪk səˈpranoʊ/ (say druh.matik suh prahnoh) noun a soprano with a large, untiring voice best suited to those female roles of grand opera which require greatest stamina and dramatic expressiveness …
77dramatic event — noun an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional • Syn: ↑drama • Derivationally related forms: ↑dramatic (for: ↑drama), ↑dramatize (for: ↑drama), ↑ …
78dramatic reading — noun : a public reading or recitation of a work of literature (as a poem or play) with an interpretative or dramatic use of the voice and often of gestures …
79dramatic — adjective a) Of or relating to the drama. b) Striking in appearance or effect …
80dramatic — Synonyms and related words: Alcaic, Anacreontic, Castalian, Homeric, Hudibrastic, Pierian, Pindaric, Theocritean, actor proof, all star, alto, ballet, balletic, bardic, baritone, bass, bravura, breathtaking, bucolic, choral, choric, cinematic,… …
