The Language of Drama Prepared by: Nicolle Anne F. Racadio Mary Anne C. Garcia Mary Joyce Angeline S. Driz Reynaida V. Calderon Lovely Mica B. Concepcion Powerpoint Templates Page 1 What is Drama? Form of literature that Brecht (1964:15) says that tells a story through the proper plays can only be understood when words and actions of performed. the characters. Stanislavski asserts that it is only on stage that It is also called a play‚ drama can be revealed in usually all its’ fullness and
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on any level of the language. Among devices that are based on this principle we can name pun‚ zeugma‚ paradox‚ oxymoron‚ irony‚ anti-climax‚ etc. A Pun is a joke that makes a play on words. A pun‚ also called paronomasia uses words that have several meanings or words that sound similar but have different meanings. The general formula for the pun is: “A equals B and C”. Examples of the pun are the following: When a woman returns new clothing‚ that ’s post traumatic dress syndrome
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Post Discussion #1 1. Theory of the King’s Two Bodies‚ Puns and Equivocations and Primogeniture Theory of the King’s two bodies was a theory that the crowned head‚ for this it would be Queen Elizabeth‚ was divided into two the mortal body and the immortal body. The mortal body being “the body natural” which was subject to the failings of human flesh and eventual death and the immortal body being the “body politic” which is seen as timeless and perfect (Greenblatt 20). This is helpful in understanding
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“That’s really funny!” That phrase may bring back memories that are associated with happiness. High comedy comes in more forms than just sophisticated jokes‚ it also involves elements such as wit‚ wordplay‚ sarcasm‚ puns‚ hyperboles‚ and allusions. The two most important elements of high comedy allusions and wordplay are used by many comedians‚ television shows‚ and literature. Allusions and wordplay are important elements because they require the audience to think about what is said‚ keeping
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her work with comical situations or puns and one-liners. In the beginning of the movie‚ Mel Brooks insults the intelligence of Frankenstein by making the personality of the protagonist that of a fool. Due to Frederick’s pride‚ he calls himself “Frankensteen” and everyone thinks he is mentally challenged‚ not including his assistant‚ which is not the brightest assistant ever. Needless to say‚ the film is full of comical puns‚ but the first and remarkable pun is when Inga‚ Fredrick’s assistant played
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of our past.The poet coveys the idea that a photograph only allows you to see the emotion that was shown in the time frame of which that the photo was taken in. This is shown by using many language techniques such as personification‚ symbolism and pun to convey the idea of what is behind the smiles. "Here the formal times are surrendered to the cameras indifferent gaze” is an example of personification. By saying "the cameras indifferent gaze" it is telling you that the camera lack of interest
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to create chuckles from the readers while simultaneously achieving the goal of sending a message of our schools’ budget to the public. High comedy is created and deployed in this article through puns and irony to hide the moral or universal truth hidden within the topic. Firstly‚ within the article puns‚ or wordplay‚ is frequently used to smooth down the moral of the script. Several accounts can easily be comprehended throughout the text to keep the reader interested. An example would be‚ “...until
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In Medias Res in Latin means “in the middle of things.” This poem was published in 1985 by poet‚ critic‚ and editor‚ Michael McFee. Michael McFee was born in Asheville‚ North Carolina and earned both his BA and MA at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. He teaches in the creative writing program at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. He has also been poet in residence at Cornell and at Lawrence University. He lives in Durham. This is a picture poem which means that the poet
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reflects on his own childhood memory in the poem “Mid-term Break”. The reader discovers through reading the poem that Heaney returns home for the funeral of his younger brother’s car accident. The author illustrates the theme grief through diction‚ puns‚ and structure. The diction chosen in this poem are not only for the readers to understand the situation but are also very powerful and meaningful. In the beginning of the poem‚ the protagonist is “counting bells knelling classes to a close”. The
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Evidence shows that "when my love swears that she is made of truth"‚ has more than one consistent tone throughout the entire sonnet. The author uses imagery to help the reader picture a good image of what is going on in the poem at a particular time‚ or to describe past or future events. I will also discuss the choice of words the author chose (diction) and how a lot of words and phrases have a double meaning. This particular sonnet does not have a form of alliteration‚ therefore I cannot discuss
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