dramatic verse
Stage dialogue metered
Dramatic verse is poetry written for theatrical performance, where characters speak in metrical lines rather than prose.
Shakespeare's plays exemplify the form, with blank verse carrying dialogue and rhymed couplets marking scene endings.
The term distinguishes stage poetry from lyric or narrative verse: The actor trained in dramatic verse to master classical roles.
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- iambic pentameterUnstressed-stressed pattern, five feet
- Greek tragedyClassical dramatic form featuring downfall
- classical dramaAncient theatrical tradition
- Shakespearean dramaPlay by the Bard
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