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Exploring Dramatic Terms: Soliloquy, Aside, and Irony in Theater

This text delves into key dramatic terms and techniques used in theater, including soliloquy, aside, foil, tragic flaw, comic relief, pun, iambic meter, and various forms of irony. Each term is defined and explained with examples, showcasing how they contribute to character development and narrative tension. Understanding these concepts enhances an audience's appreciation for dramatic works and the complexity of the characters and plots presented on stage.

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Exploring Dramatic Terms: Soliloquy, Aside, and Irony in Theater

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  1. Drama Terms

  2. Soliloquy • A single character alone on stage thinking out loud • A way of letting the audience know what is on the character’s mind

  3. Aside • Words that are spoken by a character in a play to the audience or to another character but that are not supposed to be overheard by the others onstage • A way for characters to tell a secret

  4. Foil • A character who is used as a contrast to another character

  5. Tragic flaw • A trait that leads a character to his/her downfall

  6. Comic Relief • A bit of humor in a serious play to relieve tension and create suspense

  7. Pun • A play on words • A pun plays on the multiple meanings on two words that sound alike but have different meanings

  8. Iambic meter • Each unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable

  9. Iambic pentameter • Five iambic units in a line • “But soft. What light through yonder window breaks?”

  10. Blank verse • Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter

  11. couplet • Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme

  12. Foreshadowing • Lines that give hints or clues to future events

  13. Verbal Irony • A contrast between what is said and what is meant

  14. Dramatic Irony • A contrast between what the audience knows and what a character does not know

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