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Tone

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The emotion given to us by the speakers voice

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Pitch

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How high or low your voice sounds

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Pace

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How fast or slow you read at specific point

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Projection

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How loud your voice is

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Physical characterization

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The use of body language and facial expressions to tell a/the story

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Pronunciation

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Saying words in a proper manner

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Pause

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Taking a small break from reading at commas,fullstops and between lines in poems

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Preparation

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Practicising and memorising your lines using methods like talking to yourself in the mirror and talking to your dog

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Atmosphere

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The interaction between the audience and the mood of a drama performance

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Audience

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The body of people invited or otherwise to view a drama activity, rehearsal or event.

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Audience

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The body of people invited or otherwise to view a drama activity, rehearsal or event. Audience includes the patterns in the composition of the audience(e.g age,gender,cultural background and drama experience.

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Dialogue

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Characters talking to each other in a performance is dialogue. This also refers to spoken word in a play.

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Drama

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Drama is the creation of imaginative Worlds and human experiences using the elements of drama

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Dramatic tension

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Drives the drama and keeps the audience interested the tension comes when the opposing characters, dramatic action, ideas ,attitude values, emotions and desires are in Conflict creating a problem that needs to be resolved or unresolved through drama.

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Dramatic action

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Dramatic action occurs when a situation is presented, explored and resolved or brought to conclusion.

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Gesture

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Gesture involves movement of the body parts to communicate meaning.
It often involves use of body parts e.g shrugging, waving ,pointing winking,etc.

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Language

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This refers to the use of spoken or written words that observe particular conventions and registers that communicate ideas ,feelings and other associations.

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Text

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Text refers to the use of published text, online materials and other compositions ,the reference of, which ads meaning to the drama

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Metaphor

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A metaphor is creating an image or idea of one thing by saying it is something else. For example “he is a lion of a man”

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Mood

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the mood is the emotional impact intended by the the creative team

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Plot

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Plot is the events that make up the story of the play

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Props

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This term is short for properties and refers to objects that are character uses. It is split into two categories hard props(table) and soft(tablecloth)props.

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Role

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A Performer can present in performance a role that represents an abstract concept, stereotyped figure or person reduced to a particular dominant trait.

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Scene

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Seen is a section of a play that occurs in a particular place and time

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Set
The stage space constructed to show the place and time of the dramatic action.
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Soundscape
A collection of sound effect SFX that are sourced or recorded and then edited to create the ambience or impression of a particular setting such as a factory ,train station or beach
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Space
The place where dramatic action is situated .
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The stage direction
The instructions in a script that describe where what when and how something is to occur and who is going to do it
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What is mime
Mime is a theatrical technique of suggesting actions ,character or emotion using gesture ,expression and movement.
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Literal mime
Is primarily used for comedy and story. Usually tells a story through actions and visual design
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Abstract mime
Generate feelings thoughts and images about a certain topic or issue there's usually no plot of central character
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How do mimes dress
Light black and white clothing with White facial makeup (unless it's a contemporary mind)
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Mime history
Mimes originate from ancient Greece The name is taken from a masked dancer called pantomimas Jean Gaspard Debarau
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Poetry
Poetry is an imaginative awareness of experience created through meaning, sound and Rhyme language choices to evoke an emotional response
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Stanza
A unit of lines grouped together which usually consists of two or more lines of poetry that together form one of the divisions of a poem
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Couplets
A stanza of only two lines that usually rhymes
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Tercets
Stanzas consisting of three Lines. These three lines may or may not have the same end rhyme. If all three lines rhyme it is called a triplet
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Quatrain
Are stanzas of four lines which can be written in any rhyme scheme
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Alternating quadrains
A four-line stanza rhyming "abab" quatrains
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Envelope stanza
A stanza with the rhyming scheme " abba " such as that line two and three are enclosed between the Rhymes of line one and four two of these stanzas make up the octave used in Italian sonnets
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7 functions of visual art and drama
Expressive Financial Religious/social/political Aesthetic Perceptual Decorative Advertising
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Expressive function
Van Gogh-play;social issues
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Financial function
Commercial art-talk show
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Religious/social/political function
Icon/portraits/social---passion play,propaganda,ritual drama
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Aesthetic function
Matisse--performance art
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Perceptual function
Realism--documentary
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Decorative function
Interior design -- music video;narrative play
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Advertising function
Posters--infomercial
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Tone/mood
The attitude a poet takes towards his/her subject . E.g Joy,sadness,frustration,anger and puzzlement
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Rhyme
The pattern in which the end rhymes
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Rhyme scheme
The pattern in which the end rhyme occurs
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Theme
This talks about the central idea and the thought behind what the poet wants to convey
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Symbolism
The use of symbols to convey feelings, thoughts and ideas
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Senses poetry
A poem where the writer uses 1,2 or all of your senses (touch,tastes,sight,hearing and smell)
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Imagery
Representation of the five senses.Creates a mental image about the poems subject.
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Visual imagery
Visual descriptions so vivid they seem to come to life in the readers mind when they are read
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What is soap opera
Soap operas are long running series concerned with everyday life. Atleas one storyline is carried on from one episode to the next so it is potentially endless
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3 facts about soap operas
New viewers can join in at any stage Time in the series reflects real time Characters age along with viewers
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Elements of drama
Plot: the events in a play Character: people or creatures in a play Setting: the time and place of a literary work Dialogue :conversation in a play Theme: the central thought of a play Scenery: Various elements that are used to create a particular visual setting for a play.
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Character
A person or role in the drama that may have defined personal qualities and/or histories.

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