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This is a story intended to be performed in front of an audience.
What is a drama
100

A section of uninterrupted action in the act of a drama

What are scenes?

100
This is a major division within a play in which two or more scenes are grouped together
What is an act?
100
This is a list of all the characters in a play. They usually are listed according to appearance
What is the cast?
100
These are instructions for the actors, the director, and the stage crew and are normally written in italics
What are stage directions?
200
This is the abbreviation of the word "property" and is any object that is used in a play to enhance the setting
What are props?
200
He or she is the author of a play
What is a playwright?
200
A type of dramatic work that is light and humorous and usually has a happy ending
What is a comedy?
200
A dramatic work that presents the downfall of a character due to bad judgement and leads to a disastrous conclusion usually death
What is a tragedy?
200
The words or conversations spoken by characters to each other. Much of what you learn about the characters, setting, and events are revealed in this conversation.
What is dialogue?
300

This is where the action of a play takes place on.

What is a stage?

300
The central message or idea of a drama
What is theme?
300
A struggle that a character has. This can be either internal or external
What is conflict?
300

The speaker or character who tells the story or who adds commentary

Who is the narrator?

300

the feeling created in a reader by a piece of writing

What is mood?

400

the individual qualities that make each character unique

What is character traits?

400

the end of the story when the conflict has been resolved or the outcome is revealed

resolution

400
These are clothing and accessories worn by actors to portray the characters and the time period
What are costumes?
400
The drama element portrayed here: [Wyona is sitting on the couch. She sees Paul and jumps to her feet.] Wyona. [Angrily.] What do you want?
What are stage directions?
400
The technique for creating believable characters
What is characterization?
500

the writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject

What is tone?

500

is the use of clues hinting at events that are going to happen later in the plot

What is foreshadowing?

500

the character who creates the conflict in a story and works against the main character

What is antagonist?

500

the main character that usually has a problem to solve

What is protagonist?

500

the sequence of events in a play

What is plot?

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