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| Question | Answer |
| Drama | story written to be performed for live audience (script/stage production) |
| Stage Directions | words that explain how actors should look, move, behave, and sound. Usually in [ ], ( ), or Italics |
| Scenery | physical look and function of the stage |
| Props | objects used to help show the setting, advance the plot, provide sound effects...often symbolic |
| Acts | major divisions of a drama (I, II, III, IV, V) |
| Scenes | minor division of a drama (i, ii, iii, iv, v) |
| Dialogue | conversation between actors (two +) |
| Monologue | a long speech given by one actor as a part of dialogue |
| Prologue | an introductory speech given by one actor alone on stage |
| Soliloquy | a long speech expressing thoughts/feelings given by one actor alone on stage |
| Aside | one actor speaks to another quietly so others don’t hear (inside joke, comment, or secret) OR an actor speaks directly to the audience...either way actor(s) are right at the edge of the stage |
| Apostrophe | the direct address of someone or something that is not present. Used to express deep emotions. Begins with “O.” |
| Pun | a play on words based on homonyms or word meanings |
| Oxymoron | a contradictory combination of words (ex. bittersweet, jumbo shrimp, Icy Hot) |
| Playwright | a writer of plays |
| Comedy | a play that has a happy ending (usually marriage) after a series of misunderstandings, deceptions, and concealed identities |
| Tragedy | a play that has a sad ending for the main character (and others). The ending is partially brought about by the character’s tragic flaw. |
| Tragic Flaw | a weakness of character; an excess of an otherwise positive trait (ex. pride, anger, love) |
| Comic Relief | a brief interruption during a serious scene to alleviate yet intensify the seriousness of the story |
| Sonnet | a 14 lined poem * Shakespearean Sonnet: 3 Quatrains (4 lined stanzas) 1 Couplet (2 lined stanza) * Rhyme Scheme: abab, cdcd, efef, gg * Written in Iambic Pentameter (beat/tempo) |
| Iambic Pentameter | 10 syllables per line (5 stressed) |
| Blank Verse | unrhymed iambic pentameter (most of Shakespeare’s plays; some parts in prose) |
| Assonance | repetition of vowel sounds within words in the same line |
| Consonance | repetition of consonant sounds within or at the ends of words in the same line |
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