Dramatic Techniques Flashcards
Protagonist
Main character of the player
Climax
The point in the play or scene where the drama reaches the greatest tension
Complication
The point where the action of the scene becomes more intense
Conflict
Where two or more chractera oppose eachother
Exposition
A detailed explanation of a scene or event
Falling action
The action in the scene after the climax
Foreshadowing
A hint at what will happen later on in the play
Dramatic irony
When the audience knows and understands of something that the characters do not
Pathos
A quality of that plays actions that makes the audience feel emotion or pity for a character
Dramatic tension
How a play creates and builds up tension or suspense to keep the audience interested
Inciting incident
The point where action in the play really takes off
Declaritive
A sentence in the form of a statement
Exclamatory
An exclamatorysentence expresses strong emotion, and it ands with an exclamation mark
Interrogative
An interrogative sentence is usually in the form of a question
Imperative
An imperative sentence usually contains a command
