DRAMATIC ELEMENTS
Define: Setting
The time and place where a story or play occurs.
Define: Rhyme
The repetition of similar sounds at the ends of words (e.g., cat / hat).
Define: Script
The written text of a play, movie, or performance.
Define: Simile
A comparison between two unlike things using like or as.
Define: Ridicule
Harsh or mocking language used to make someone or something seem foolish.
Define: Sarcasm
Saying the opposite of what one means, often to mock or criticize.
Define: Rythm
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that gives writing a beat or flow.
Define: Stage Directions
Instructions in a script that tell actors how to move, speak, or behave on stage.
Define: Symbolism
When an object, character, or event represents a deeper meaning beyond itself.
Define: Suspense
A feeling of excitement or tension created by uncertainty about what will happen next.
Define: Satire
A literary technique that uses humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize society or human behavior.
Define: Rhyming Couplet
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme and usually have the same rhythm.