dramatic writing

Scripts for stage

Dramatic writing is writing intended for performance—plays, screenplays, teleplays, and similar works where dialogue and action are meant to be staged or filmed rather than simply read.

The term can also describe any prose with heightened emotion or theatrical flair: The report avoided dramatic writing in favor of neutral description.

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screenwriting · tragedy · tragic flaw · scene transitions · comedy · farce · dramaturgy · curtain call · opening night · docudrama · stage directions · fourth wall · monologue · conflict resolution · dialogue · Greek tragedy · Greek tragedy

Opposites
literary form/genre

dramatic writingprose fiction

Imaginary tales in sentences

narrative prose · novel writing · nonfiction prose · expository writing · epic poetry

purpose/function

dramatic writingtechnical writing

Clear explanation of complexity

scientific writing · business writing · academic writing · legal writing · reportage

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