Phrase guide

dramatic structure

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The sequence that a five-act play follows, including exposition, rising action, climax or turning point, falling action, and denouement or catastrophe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

One of four formats used in commercials that are designed to affect the audience emotionally, not just rationally: emotional pivot, positive transition, emotional build, and sustained emotion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: advertising, business, marketing

Examples

  • The laptop ad that first showed an IT team with a problem and then showed FooCorp as the solution used emotional pivot as its dramatic structure.

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