Dramatic Techniques Level 2 Flashcards
1
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Diction
A
The choice and use of words and phrases in a text.
2
Q
Dramatic irony
A
When the audience knows something that the characters on stage don’t.
3
Q
Foreshadowing
A
Hints of what is to come in the action of a play or story.
4
Q
Juxtaposition
A
Two things placed side-by-side to highlight their differences.
5
Q
Microcosm
A
A small representation of a society/ group of people.
6
Q
Monologue
A
A long speech made by a single character without another character’s response. Think ‘one-man show’, or your teacher when you aren’t engaging and they just keep talking at you.
7
Q
Soliloquy
A
Internal dialogue spoken out loud.
