Dramatic devices

• Dramatic devices


  Are conventions that are used in drama to enhance the action on stage
• Dramatic devices can be used for many effects including realism, emphasis, or contrast
• Types of dramatic device

  • Dialogue
  • Stage directions
  • Monologue
  • Soliloquy
  • Aside
  • Symbolism
  • Flashback
  • Paradox
• Dialogue


  The conversation between characters which can reveal their thoughts, feelings, motivations, and relationships
• Stage directions 


  The script contains instructions that guide actors movements and behavior and inform set design, props, lighting, and sound
• Monologue 


  A long speech by a single character, often used to express their inner thoughts or feelings
• Soliloquy


  A speech where the character talks to themselves or to the audience revealing their innermost thoughts
• Aside


  Are you mark by a character intended to be heard by the audience but not by the other characters on stage
• Symbolism


  The use of objects, actions, four characters to represent an idea or concept greater than themselves
• Flashback


  A scene that interrupts the present action to depict an event from the past
• Paradox


  A statement that only seems like it contradicts itself but actually doesn't