Drama vs. Thespian — What's the Difference?

Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television. Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the epic and the lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's Poetics (c.

Of or relating to drama; dramatic

A play for theatre, radio, or television

Thespian Of or relating to Thespis.

An exciting, emotional, or unexpected event or circumstance

An actor or actress.

A prose or verse composition, especially one telling a serious story, that is intended for representation by actors impersonating the characters and performing the dialogue and action.

Of, or relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical.

A serious narrative work or program for television, radio, or the cinema.

An actor or player.

Theatrical plays of a particular kind or period

Of or pertaining to Thespis; hence, relating to the drama; dramatic; as, the Thespian art.

The art or practice of writing or producing dramatic works.

A theatrical performer

A situation or succession of events in real life having the dramatic progression or emotional effect characteristic of a play

Of or relating to drama;

The quality or condition of being dramatic

A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue

Such a work for television, radio or the cinema (usually one that is not a comedy)

Theatrical plays in general

A situation in real life that has the characteristics of such a theatrical play

(slang) Rumor, lying or exaggerated reaction to life or online events; melodrama; an angry dispute or scene; a situation made more complicated or worse than it should be; intrigue or spiteful interpersonal maneuvering.

A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a series of grave or humorous actions of more than ordinary interest, tending toward some striking result. It is commonly designed to be spoken and represented by actors on the stage.

A series of real events invested with a dramatic unity and interest.

Dramatic composition and the literature pertaining to or illustrating it; dramatic literature.

A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage;

An episode that is turbulent or highly emotional

The literary genre of works intended for the theater

The quality of being arresting or highly emotional