Diego Espinosa Defintions

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Diego Espinosa

Dramatic Irony: Irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the character in the play. Example: Two people are engaged to be married but the audience knows that the man is planning to run away with another woman.

Dialect: Variety of a language different from other varieties of the same language in that has special features of sound, word arrangement, and vocabulary. Example: Reckon I have. Almost died first year I come to school and et them pecans — folks say he pizened ‘em and put ‘em over on the school side of the fence.

Dialogue: Conversation between two or more persons, or between two or more characters in a novel, drama, etc. An exchange of ideas or opinions with a view to reaching an amicable agreement. Example: Im nosey, can I come with you?

Drama: A presentation in dialogue and actions of a story involving conflict of characters, to be performed on the stage or play. A composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character. Example: Oscar Wilde’s play, The Importance of Being Earnest ,is a very popular example of Victorian farce. In this play, a man uses two identities; one as a serious person Jack (his actual name) that he uses for Cesily, his ward, and as a rogue named Ernest for his beloved woman, Gwendolyn. Unluckily, Gwendolyn loves him partially because she loves the name Ernest. 

Evidence: That with tends to prove or disprove something, to proof something. Something that makes plain, and indication or sign. Example: “I talk about how I did not plant the seeds too deeply, how it was the fault of the earth, our land, our town. I even think now that the land of the entire country was hostile to marigolds that year. This soil is bad for certain kinds of flowers. 

Exaggeration: To magnify something beyond the limits of truth. Represent disproportionately. To increase or enlarge abnormally. Example: You’re the Nile, You are the Tower Pisa, You are the smile of the Mona Lisa.