Formatting is Cool!
A good writer should break their thoughts up into these collections of sentences, denoted by an indent.
What is a paragraph?
Poems are typically broken up into these, comparable to a paragraph in writing or a verse in a song.
What are stanzas?
A play would be quite boring without this, conversations between two or more characters.
What is dialogue?
What is a title?
'Tis the color of paper and snowballs
Look around, it's also the color of the walls
What is white?
Also called a typeface, this is the design of the letters in your document.
What is a font?
Poems typically feature these, words that contain the same ending sound, as in "bob" and "lob."
What are rhymes?
While these parts might not be spoken aloud, they give actors instructions on how to perform the play.
What are stage directions?
This is the beginning of the story in which we learn about the characters and the world they live in.
What is exposition?
It hides in the ceiling until it doesn't
Listen carefully and hear it buzzin'
What is the projector?
Documents can be made easier to read by doing this, giving twice as much room between lines.
What is double-spacing?
The pattern for repeating sounds in a poem is called this, examples include:
A or A
B A
A B
B B
What is a rhyme scheme?
This is an object that actors use on stage during a performance.
What is a prop?
This part of the story features the main conflict of the narrative as it builds toward the ending.
What is the rising action?
I eat those things you no longer need
Except paper and plastic (please don't feed)
What is the trash can?
Unless you are striving for chaos, all your text (with the possible exception of the title) should align to this part of the page.
What is the left?
William Shakespeare was famous for writing this type of poem containing 14 lines of 10 syllables per line.
What is a sonnet?
One actor on stage speaking is giving this type of speech.
What is a monologue?
This is where the conflict comes to a head and sets up the conclusion of the story.
What is the climax?
I'm a four-legged creature yet cannot breathe
We're close as can be until you leave
What is a chair?
Google Docs and Microsoft Word both default to margins being set at this distance.
What is one inch?
The repetition of the beginning sound of a word is called this, as in "Bob baked a box of biscuits."
What is alliteration?
Only a theatre kid would know the stage direction in which this arrow points.
<<<<<<
X <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
<<<<<<
What is stage right?
After the conflict is resolved, this part of the story shows us what the world and characters are like at the end of the narrative.
What is the resolution?
I am here from 7 AM to 2:45
If luck continues, I'll still be alive
Who is Mr. Kittilstved?