Drama and Literary Devices

It is an adaptation, recreation, and reflection of reality on stage.

It is a type of stage play that has several acts and tackles more than one conflict.

It is a recurring element that appears multiple times throughout the work of literature.

A literary device that shows a barrier between the characters and the audience.

• Breaking the wall

• Breaking down the wall

• Breaking the fourth wall

• Breaking the Wall of China

A genre of drama that portrays amusement and pleasure, and usually no great disasters will occur.

• satire

• comedy

• tragedy

• derision

A character (or thing) that is the source of conflict in a literary work.

• protagonist

• characterization

• plot

• antagonist

When something unexpected happens or is said.

• mood

• motif

• irony

• exposition

It is a type of satire that is more abrasive and contemptuous. It addresses social evil through scorn, outrage, and savage ridicule.

• Juvenalian

• Mennipean

• Horatian

• Dalmatian

it is a written work that both tells a story and connects the reader to an audience through emotions.

• Drama

• Character sketch

• Soliloquy

• Dramatic prose

A literary device that focuses on portraying a feeling that the director/ author/ actor wants the viewer or audience to pick up subconsciously.

• Athmosphere

• Anagnorisis

• Allusion

• Catharsis