| actor |
one who plays roles in dramatic productions on stage, in films, or on radio and television. [1/2 definitions] |
| actress |
a woman or girl who plays roles in dramatic productions. |
| baby boom |
the dramatic population increase in the United States during the decade following World War II. |
| casting |
the choosing of actors for a dramatic presentation. [1/4 definitions] |
| character sketch |
a dramatic portrayal of a unique character or role. [1/2 definitions] |
| cliff-hanger |
a dramatic production, esp. a serial, in which the audience is held in suspense at the end of each installment. [1/2 definitions] |
| climax |
in a literary or dramatic work, the point at which a conflict reaches a crucial juncture. [1/5 definitions] |
| cloak-and-dagger |
involving espionage, esp. viewed as being overly dramatic. |
| crisis |
an unstable or uncertain situation that has potential to bring about dramatic, possibly destructive, changes. [1/2 definitions] |
| declamatory |
of speech or writing, artificially high-flown or pretentious; overly dramatic. [1/2 definitions] |
| deus ex machina |
an external character, force, or the like introduced artificially to achieve such a resolution of plot or situation, as in a modern dramatic production. [1/2 definitions] |
| docudrama |
a dramatic reenactment of real events, often enhanced by fictional additions, esp. for television. |
| dramatically |
in a dramatic manner; with real or feigned emotion. [1/3 definitions] |
| dramatics |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) dramatic arts such as acting, directing, and stagecraft. [1/3 definitions] |
| dramatize |
to make dramatic or affecting, sometimes to excess. [1/2 definitions] |
| enact |
to act out or act the part of, in a dramatic presentation. [1/2 definitions] |
| ending |
the last part; conclusion, esp. of a narrative or dramatic plot. [1/2 definitions] |
| farceur |
(French) one who writes or acts in dramatic farces. [1/2 definitions] |
| finale |
the concluding segment of a dramatic piece or course of events. [1/2 definitions] |
| flourish |
to make sweeping, dramatic movements. [2/10 definitions] |
| heroic verse |
any verse form traditionally used for epic or dramatic poetry, such as iambic pentameter for English poetry. |