by iHatePeas November 3, 2021
presenting a cutting from a book, most commonly a piece about war, death, sadness, or disease in a competition setting
yeah dramatic interp is the best foernsics event there is! dont even try to tell me debate is better than dramatic interp...
by la'fawn'da February 12, 2009
Dramatic Ignorance (n.)
Unlike in dramatic irony in which facts are not known by the characters but are known by the audience, in dramatic ignorance, authors must pretend that their characters are more ignorant than they normally would be to take into account the actual ignorance of the audience.
Unlike in dramatic irony in which facts are not known by the characters but are known by the audience, in dramatic ignorance, authors must pretend that their characters are more ignorant than they normally would be to take into account the actual ignorance of the audience.
An example of dramatic ignorance can be found on CSI on which the following dialogue might be heard:
(Scene: Las Vegas hotel room. Sara Sidle sprays a liquid on a bed.)
Gil: What are you doing?
Sara: I’m spraying Luminol to find blood trace.
This dialogue is absurd for the characters because Gil, of course, would know what Luminol does. The dialogue is there for the benefit of the viewer, who may have actual—not dramatic—ignorance of basic forensics
(Scene: Las Vegas hotel room. Sara Sidle sprays a liquid on a bed.)
Gil: What are you doing?
Sara: I’m spraying Luminol to find blood trace.
This dialogue is absurd for the characters because Gil, of course, would know what Luminol does. The dialogue is there for the benefit of the viewer, who may have actual—not dramatic—ignorance of basic forensics
by Antipholus July 19, 2009
Everything about thatveganteacher
Thatveganteacher: eAt, yOuR vEgtuuuUuUuUuUuUuUUuuUuUuUuls or murder and sTeAl a baby cow from is mother
Me: wtf let me eat my steak in peace idc about you legit raised to be made for food animal you over dramatic drama queen bitch
Me: wtf let me eat my steak in peace idc about you legit raised to be made for food animal you over dramatic drama queen bitch
by 54345343&6&6)&(67&)77; get f&7 October 11, 2021
Simply put, dramatic irony is when a person makes a harmless remark and someone else who hears it knows something that makes the remark have a different, and usually unpleasant, meaning. For instance, if you are in a restaurant and said out loud, "I can't wait to eat the veal marsala I ordered," and there were people around who knew that the veil marsala was poisoned and that you would die as soon as you took a bite, your situation would be one of dramatic irony.
Uncle Monty: "I promise that if you take time to learn the facts, no harm will come to you here in the Reptile Room."
As you and I listen to Uncle Monty tell the three Baudelaire orphans that no harm will ever come to them in the Reptile Room, we should be experiencing the strange feeling that accompanies the arrival of dramatic irony. This feeling is not unlike the sinking in one's stomach when one is in an elevator that suddenly goes down, or when you are snug in bed and your closet door suddenly creaks open to reveal the person who has been hiding there. For no matter how safe and happy the three children felt, no matter how comforting Uncle Monty's words were, you and I know that soon Uncle Monty will be dead and the Baudelaires will be miserable once again.
As you and I listen to Uncle Monty tell the three Baudelaire orphans that no harm will ever come to them in the Reptile Room, we should be experiencing the strange feeling that accompanies the arrival of dramatic irony. This feeling is not unlike the sinking in one's stomach when one is in an elevator that suddenly goes down, or when you are snug in bed and your closet door suddenly creaks open to reveal the person who has been hiding there. For no matter how safe and happy the three children felt, no matter how comforting Uncle Monty's words were, you and I know that soon Uncle Monty will be dead and the Baudelaires will be miserable once again.
by Daniel Handler January 18, 2011
The way niggers act when something happens...anything! Their emotions, their body language, everything. Church, Game shows, athletic events.
by B. Bailey October 8, 2007
by doogie snipes April 24, 2008