dramatic pose
Exaggerated expressive position
A dramatic pose is a stance or position of the body meant to convey strong emotion or create visual impact—arms outstretched, hand to forehead, chin lifted defiantly.
The phrase often carries a hint of theatricality or exaggeration: She struck a dramatic pose for the camera.
Someone accused of striking a dramatic pose may be performing emotion rather than genuinely feeling it.
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- stage presencePerformer's commanding aura
- strikingNoticeably impressive
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
- gestureCommunicative body movement
grand gesture · stance · power stance · hand on hip · frozen · freeze frame · exaggerated · over the top · statuesque · flourish · arms · arms outstretched · silhouette · powerful · superhero landing · emotion · action · heroic
- theater portraitsactor headshot, stage makeup, leading lady, leading man
- comic artcomic, comics, comic book, cartoon, manga
- posesstanding, sitting, seated, kneeling, reclining
- Italian sculptureDavid, Moses, Donatello, Michelangelo, Bernini
dramatic posenatural stance
Unforced standing position
unposed · at ease · relaxed posture · slouch
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