Academic Vocab 1.5 Flashcards
1
Q
Tells the actors how to move and speak in a play
A
stage directions
2
Q
To restate the main points of a story
A
retell
3
Q
To find things that are different about two subjects
A
contrast
4
Q
To find things that are the same about two subjects
A
compare
5
Q
An expression that does not literally mean exactly what it says (raining cats and dogs)
A
idiom
6
Q
A part in a play during which the action takes place in a single place without a break in time
A
scene
7
Q
The person who writes a play
A
playwright
8
Q
The words that are spoken in a play
A
dialogue
9
Q
A division or section of a play, like a chapter
A
act
10
Q
The actors in a play
A
cast
