Cloture is a means of terminating a filibuster, which is a prolonged speech on the floor of the Senate designed to forestall legislative action.
Melodrama is: âa dramatic form that does not observe the laws of cause and effect and that exaggerates emotion and emphasizes plot or action at the expense of characterization.â (Dictionary.com) Drama is: âany situation or series of events having vivid, emotional, conflicting, or striking interest or results.â (Dictionary.com)
Dramatic irony is an often-used literary device in which the reader knows more than the characters. Share. A speech or soliloquey by a character to an imaginary audience, in which the reader gains insight into the character's personality or history.