dramatic

Definition of dramatic in English English dictionary: Striking in appearance or effect; Of or relating to the drama; Having a powerful, expressive singing voice; {a} represented by action, theatrical; Of or pertaining to the drama; appropriate to, or having the qualities of, a drama; theatrical; vivid; used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style; "a dramatic tenor"; "a dramatic soprano"; 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 = striking + dramatically dra·mati·cal·ly At speeds above 50mph, serious injuries dramatically increase; {s} written as a drama, having the base of drama; emotional, surprising, containing conflict; pertaining to or characteristic of drama; "dramatic arts"; A dramatic action, event, or situation is exciting and impressive. He witnessed many dramatic escapes as people jumped from as high as the fourth floor + dramatically dra·mati·cal·ly He tipped his head to one side and sighed dramatically; suitable to or characteristic of drama; "a dramatic entrance in a swirling cape"; "a dramatic rescue at sea" sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; "a dramatic sunset"; "a dramatic pause"; "a spectacular display of northern lights"; "it was a spectacular play"; "his striking good looks always created a sensation" used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style; "a dramatic tenor"; "a dramatic soprano" pertaining to or characteristic of drama; "dramatic arts; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; "a dramatic sunset"; "a dramatic pause"; "a spectacular display of northern lights"; "it was a spectacular play"; "his striking good looks always created a sensation"; pertaining to or characteristic of drama; "dramatic arts; You use dramatic to describe things connected with or relating to the theatre, drama, or plays. a dramatic arts major in college; suitable to or characteristic of drama; "a dramatic entrance in a swirling cape"; "a dramatic rescue at sea"
dramatic beat: The smallest division of action in a play, film or other work of drama; The moment at which increasing dramatic tension produces a noticable change in the consciousness of one or more characters
dramatic irony: A theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play
dramatic structure: The sequence a 5-act play follows including exposition, rising action, climax or turning point, falling action, and denouement or catastrophe. credit Gustav Freytag 1863
dramatic structure: one of four formats used in commercials that are designed to affect the audience emotionally, not just rationally: emotional pivot, positive transition, emotional build, and sustained emotion
The laptop ad that first showed an I.T. team with a problem and then showed IBM as the solution used emotional pivot as its dramatic structure.
dramatic art: {i} dramaturgy, art of writing and producing plays
dramatic composition: a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc
dramatic development: vivid development, striking occurrence
dramatic irony: (theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
dramatic irony: A situation in which the audience or reader shares with the author knowledge of present or future circumstances of which a character is ignorant
dramatic irony: situation where a character is unaware of something the audience knows
dramatic irony: when the reader, listener or viewer understands more of what is going on than the characters involved
dramatic irony: The situation when the audience knows something the characters don't, as in Shakespeare's Macbeth, when King Duncan remarks on his inability to judge character - while warmly greeting the man (Macbeth) we already know plans to assassinate him
dramatic irony: this occurs when a reader knows things a character is ignorant of or when characters' speech and action reveals that they do not understand themselves
dramatic irony: The dramatic effect achieved by leading an audience to understand an incongruity between a situation and the accompanying speeches, while the characters in the play remain unaware of the incongruity. when the people watching a play know something that the characters do not, and can understand the real importance or meaning of what is happening
dramatic irony: a plot device in which a character holds a position or has an expectation that is reversed or fulfilled in a way that the character did not expect but that we, as readers or as audience members, have anticipated because our knowledge of events or individuals is more complete than the character's Close Window
dramatic monologue: a poem representing itself as a speech made by one person to a silent listener, usually not the reader Examples include Robert Browning's "My Last Duchess," Alfred lord Tennyson's "Ulysses," and T S Eliot's "The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock " A lyric may also be addressed to someone, but it is short and song-like and may appear to address either the reader or the poet
dramatic monologue: A poem in which a poetic speaker addresses either the reader or an internal listener at length It is similar to the soliloquy in theater Two famous examples are Browning's "My Last Duchess" and "Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister "
dramatic monologue: A literary, usually verse composition in which a speaker reveals his or her character, often in relation to a critical situation or event, in a monologue addressed to the reader or to a presumed listener
dramatic monologue: a monologue set in a specific situation and spoken to an imaginary audience
dramatic monologue: Poem where the speaker is a character created by the poet rather than the poet himself
dramatic monologue: a poem in which a single fictional or historical character other than the poet speaks to a silent "audience" within the poem
dramatic monologue: a poem in which the speaker (of that poem) is talking to the other characters who are being quiet and not saying anything in return They just sit and listen The speaker is being very informative and usually says more than he needs to in a dramatic monologue
dramatic monologue: A literary work which consists of a revealing one-way conversation by a character or persona, usually directed to a second person or to an imaginary audience It typically involves a critical moment of a specific situation, with the speaker's words unintentionally providing a revelation of his character, as in Robert Browning's "My Last Duchess " (See also Interior Monologue, Soliloquy)
dramatic production: the act of performing a drama; "the group joined together in a dramatic production
dramatic turn: extreme turning point, striking change of events
dramatics: the art of acting and stagecraft
dramatics: dramatic behaviour
American Academy of Dramatic Arts: a school in New York City for training actors, where many famous actors have studied
dramatically: in a dramatic manner, in a theatrical manner
dramatically: in a dramatic manner; "he confessed dramatically" with respect to dramatic value; "the play was dramatically interesting, but the direction was bad" in a very impressive manner; "your performance will improve dramatically
dramatically: In a dramatic manner
dramatically: in a dramatic manner; "he confessed dramatically"
dramatically: with respect to dramatic value; "the play was dramatically interesting, but the direction was bad"
dramatically: in a very impressive manner; "your performance will improve dramatically"
dramatically: In a dramatic manner; theatrically; vividly
dramatically: in a very impressive manner; "your performance will improve dramatically
dramatics: You use dramatics to refer to activities connected with the theatre and drama, such as acting in plays or producing them. Angela says she longs to join an amateur dramatics class. the university dramatics society
dramatics: participation in theatrical productions as an extracurricular activity
dramatics: disapproval You talk about dramatics to express your disapproval of behaviour which seems to show too much emotion, and which you think is done deliberately in order to impress people. another wearisome outbreak of Nancy's dramatics. behaviour that shows too much emotion, and is annoying or does not seem sincere
dramatics: the art of writing and producing plays
dramatics: {i} drama, play; melodramatic behavior
made a dramatic entry: entered in a remarkable manner, attracted attention when he entered