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Dramatica
Dictionary
X
Y Z
Z Pattern -- [Dynamic
Term] -- There is a relationship between the function of dramatic
items and the order in which they interact. Changing the order can drastically
affect how an audience interprets the meaning of events and information.
For example, if a person makes a rude comment and is slapped, an audience
will react differently than if a person is slapped then makes a rude comment.
One of the ways in which drama is built is to control the order in which
events happen. To do this, there must be some standard or measure that
defines the "at rest" or "initial" order of events.
In Dramatica, the patterns of a "Z" (either forward or backward,
from top to bottom or bottom to top) drawn through the four items of a
quad describes one of the sequences in which dramatic units might be brought
into play.
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