Authors use many literary devices in order to heighten and enhance their works. Dramatic irony‚ expressions to complementary attitudes understood by the audience but not the characters‚ can make the emotions stronger in literature. Homer is one of many authors who used this technique well. In The Odyssey‚ Homer uses dramatic irony in order to enhance the emotional effect of crucial moments in the storyline‚ especially during the journey of Telemachus‚ the initial return of Odysseus‚ and the restoration
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is the case with Western Australia’s policy of resettlement for Aboriginal people during the 1930’s. Jack Davis‚ an Aboriginal playwright‚ constructed the play No Sugar to challenge the view that this resettlement is acceptable. Davis uses dramatic techniques such as costume‚ setting‚ movement and symbolism to confront an audience of the injustice of resettlement and therefore initiate the process of attitudinal change towards the current Aboriginal situation. Drama is an effective medium for instigating
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“I can’t stand real things. If I could put up with reality I wouldn’t be in here.” How does Nowra allow the real world to be escaped but also a constant presence in his play? Through the use of many diverse characters‚ Louis Nowra in his play Cosi reflects on the idea that the concept of reality has the potential to differ when based on different perspectives. Nowra explores the true meaning of reality and reveals that although certain mentally challenged people believe they are isolated from
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really changed at the end of the play? ‘Cosi’‚ written by Louis Nowra‚ is an intriguing (this is not a review Matt‚ so don’t use these descriptions) play that explores the minds of patients in the mental asylum and how they progress over time whilst being in the real world. (arent’ they removed from the real world whilst trapped in the confinements of the asylum?) However it is not a patient that changes the most during the rehearsing and performing of ‘Cosi Fan Tutte’ but it is the everyday society
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Dramatic Literacy Devices Allegory A symbolic narrative in which the surface details imply a secondary meaning. Allegory often takes the form of a story in which the characters represent moral qualities. The most famous example in English is John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress‚ in which the name of the central character‚ Pilgrim‚ epitomizes the book’s allegorical nature. Kay Boyle’s story "Astronomer’s Wife" and Christina Rossetti’s poem "Up-Hill" both contain allegorical elements. Catastrophe The
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Dramatic techniques used with a SCND – Scene 3 – Poker Night Scene Three underscores the primal nature of Stella and Stanley’s union‚ and it cements Stanley’s identity as a villain. After Stanley’s drunken radio-hurling episode‚ Stella yells at him and calls him an “animal thing‚” inciting Stanley’s attack. Later that night‚ Stanley bellows “STELL-LAHHHHH!” into the night like a wounded beast calling for the return of his mate‚ this effect of specific expression‚ creates a dramatic effect in the
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The 12 Dramatic Elements These twelve dramatic elements are at the core of all drama. These elements are typically taught at professional acting classes. They can be used in isolation or simultaneously and are manipulated by the performer for dramatic effect. 1. Focus Focus is often used interchangeably with the terms concentration and engagement‚ assisting the performer in the portrayal of believable characters. This also implies memorisation of text (including word‚ moves and gestures). Furthermore
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ALLITERATION is the repetition of consonant sounds in a series of words. If the consonants are the same but the sounds are different they do not alliterate. eg. "...the grease that kisses the onions with a hiss." from WILLIAM STREET by Kenneth Slessor ALLUSION is the reference to well-known figures and/or other texts eg. "And thrice I heard the Cock crow thinking I knew it’s meaning well." from COCK CROW by Rosemary Dobson The reference here is to the denial of Jesus after his arrest by
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The 1992 comedic play ‘Cosi’‚ written by Australian prolific writer‚ Louis Nowra‚ is a play set in 1971 at a mental institution situated in Melbourne. The central protagonist‚ Lewis Riley‚ a young inexperienced director‚ endeavours to direct the inmates in a performance of Mozart’s opera‚ ‘Cosi Fan Tutte.’ Throughout ‘Cosi’‚ Nowra displays characters that are characterised as normal‚ but display rare various degrees of “insanity”. Over the course of the play‚ the playwright has encouraged his audience
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------------------------------------------------- Techniques for creative teaching Creativity Home About Creativity Defining creativity Elements of creativity Fostering creativity Teaching Creative teachers Techniques for creative teaching Creativity as a course module Evaluating creativity Learn More Resources Research Creative teaching In order to teach creativity‚ one must teach creatively; that is‚ it will take a great deal of creative effort to bring out the most creative thinking
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