Eng #8 Flashcards
Monologue
a part in the play where an actor speaks alone
Staging
the act, process, or manner of presenting a play
scripting
the manuscript or one of various copies of the written text of a play, movie, or TV show
Verse
a succession of metrical feet written, printed, or orally composed as one line; one of the lines of a poem
Stanza
An arrangement of a certain number of lines, usually four or more
Tragedy
A dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme
Counsel
private thoughts
Inference
The act of coming to a reasonable conclusion from facts or evidence
Aristocracy
A class of persons holding exceptional rank and privileges
Playwright
A writer of plays
Illustration
The act of clarifying or explaining
Proscenium stage
The inner stage separating the audience and the stage by a curtain
Shrift
Confession to a priest
Prologue
Spoken by the chorus, which briefly summarizes the play
Blank verse
poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
Couplets
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
End stop
Punctuation at the end of a line of poetry
Run on
A line of poetry without punctuation at the end
Soliloquy
A character talks to themselves without addressing a listener
Aside
A part of an actors lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience
