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Drama Terms
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- 1Dramastory written to be performed for live audience (script/stage production)
- 2Stage Directionswords that explain how actors should look, move, behave, and sound. Usually in [ ], ( ), or Italics
- 3Sceneryphysical look and function of the stage
- 4Propsobjects used to help show the setting, advance the plot, provide sound effects...often symbolic
- 5Actsmajor divisions of a drama (I, II, III, IV, V)
- 6Scenesminor division of a drama (i, ii, iii, iv, v)
- 7Dialogueconversation between actors (two +)
- 8Monologuea long speech given by one actor as a part of dialogue
- 9Prologuean introductory speech given by one actor alone on stage
- 10Soliloquya long speech expressing thoughts/feelings given by one actor alone on stage
- 11Asideone 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
- 12Apostrophethe direct address of someone or something that is not present. Used to express deep emotions. Begins with “O.”
- 13Puna play on words based on homonyms or word meanings
- 14Oxymorona contradictory combination of words (ex. bittersweet, jumbo shrimp, Icy Hot)
- 15Playwrighta writer of plays
- 16Comedya play that has a happy ending (usually marriage) after a series of misunderstandings, deceptions, and concealed identities
- 17Tragedya play that has a sad ending for the main character (and others). The ending is partially brought about by the character’s tragic flaw.
- 18Tragic Flawa weakness of character; an excess of an otherwise positive trait (ex. pride, anger, love)
- 19Comic Reliefa brief interruption during a serious scene to alleviate yet intensify the seriousness of the story
- 20Sonneta 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) - 21Iambic Pentameter10 syllables per line (5 stressed)
- 22Blank Verseunrhymed iambic pentameter (most of Shakespeare’s plays; some parts in prose)
- 23Assonancerepetition of vowel sounds within words in the same line
- 24Consonancerepetition of consonant sounds within or at the ends of words in the same line
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