Terms Flashcards

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Drama

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is a story told through characters
played by actors

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Conflict

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is a struggle between two forces in a literary work

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Stage Directions

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the notes included in a play, in addition to the dialogue, for the purpose of describing how something should be preformed on stage

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Characters

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is an individual that takes
part in the action of a literary work

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Setting

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is the time and place in which it occurs, together with all the details used to create a sense of a particular time and place.

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Acts

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is a part of a play defined by elements such as rising action, climax, and resolution

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Scenes

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a section of your novel where a character or characters engage in action or dialogue

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Dramatic Irony

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in which something is known by the reader or audience
but unknown to the characters

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Mood

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is the emotion created in a reader by part or all the literary work

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Theme

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is a central message or perception
about life revealed through a literary work

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Soliloquy

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is a speech delivered by a lone character in a drama that reveals his or her thoughts or feelings

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Aside

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when a character in a work of fiction addresses the audience directly for a moment to either express a truth, reveal a feeling, or comment on the events of the story.

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