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• dramatic monologue — a poetic form in which a single character, addressing a silent auditor at a critical moment, reveals himself or herself and the dramatic situation. Also called dramatic lyric. [1930 35] * * * ▪ poetic form       a poem written in the form of a… …   Universalium

• dramatic 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 …   From formal English to slang

• Dramatic programming — in the UK, or television drama and television drama series in the US, is television program content that is scripted and (normally) fictional along the lines of √a traditional drama. This excludes, for example, sports television, television news …   Wikipedia

• Situation — Sit u*a tion, n. [LL. situatio: cf. F. situation.] 1. Manner in which an object is placed; location, esp. as related to something else; position; locality site; as, a house in a pleasant situation. [1913 Webster] 2. Position, as regards the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• situation comedy —    Situation comedies, or sitcoms, focus on a comic situation which is returned to by a small cast of actors in successive episodes. Much of the humour in these shows derives from character, and ‘straight’ actors appear in them more frequently… …   Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture

• dramatic monologue — n. a poetic monologue which presents a character and a situation solely by means of that character s own words …   English World dictionary

• dramatic literature — Introduction       the texts of plays that can be read, as distinct from being seen and heard in performance.       The term dramatic literature implies a contradiction in that literature originally meant something written and drama meant… …   Universalium

• Dramatic monologue — M. H. Abrams notes the following three features of the dramatic monologue as it applies to poetry: A single person, who is patently not the poet, utters the speech that makes up the whole of the poem, in a specific situation at a critical moment… …   Wikipedia

• dramatic — [[t]drəmæ̱tɪk[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A dramatic change or event happens suddenly and is very noticeable and surprising. A fifth year of drought is expected to have dramatic effects on the California economy... This policy has led to a… …   English dictionary

• dramatic irony — noun (theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play • Topics: ↑dramaturgy, ↑dramatic art, ↑dramatics, ↑theater, ↑theatre • Hypernyms: ↑irony …   Useful english dictionary

• situation comedy — Synonyms and related words: Grand Guignol, Passion play, Thalia, Tom show, antimasque, arlequinade, audience success, ballet, black comedy, bomb, broad comedy, broadcast drama, burlesque, burlesque show, burletta, camp, charade, cliff hanger,… …   Moby Thesaurus