What is the definition
Pace
The speed at which someone speaks, for example, the speed of response in an argument.
Speaking in a high, low or natural voice.
A place and time that will be interesting or familiar
Setting
The control of the volume and the quality of the voice so that it can be heard clearly.
Projection
A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings. For example, “The pigs were a squeal (if you’ll forgive the pun)”.
Puns
Timing
Selecting the right moment to say a line or do an action for maximum effectiveness.
Follows with a relevant lesson to be learned {Something important the story is trying to tell us}
Theme
A dramatic pause at a crucial moment could merit a comment.
Pause
this states that one thing is something else.
Metaphor
In literature this is defined as any struggle between opposing forces. Usually, the main character struggles against some other force.
Conflict
Volume
Describes how loud or soft the voice or sound is. (You might be commenting on audibility but you’re more likely to be discussing the effect of a loud, powerful voice or a quiet, nervous or sad voice.)
Includes some sort of conflict that could occur in everyday life {Usually about conflict or struggle that the main character goes through (conflict can be with another character)}
Plot
The pressure on individual words that makes them stand out. Emphasis or stress for a particular effect is significant and can change the meaning of a sentence as well as the feeling behind it.
Emphasis
giving human qualities to animals or objects.
Personification
A person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way; a storyteller.
Raconteur
Morals
Concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior and the goodness or badness of human character. In a fable the moral is the lesson taught by the story.
Writers will sometimes use this to interrupt a line of dialogue. It’s always written in lowercase, and it suggests that the actor should pause a moment before continuing the scene.
Beat
An oral interpretation of a piece of literature read in a dramatic style. A dramatic presentation of a written work in a script form. Readers read from a "script" and reading parts are divided among the readers. No memorization, costumes, blocking, or special lighting is needed. Scripts are held by the readers.
Reader’s Theater
The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, novel, or other fictional text.
Protagonist
The rise and fall of the voice. There’s a clear movement up at the end of a sentence when we ask questions for example. Intonation also helps us to say what we mean.
Intonation
Fables
Fables are moral tales, often involving animals that represent people. They reveal human experiences and/or show conflicts over issues. They are generally short and concise stories.
The action or process of changing from a written work, typically a novel, into a movie, television drama, or stage play.
Adaption
Many actors begin their interpretation of a character by finding a suitable voice. There are a number of different vocal elements you should consider: pitch, pace, pause, intonation, projection, tone, volume, accent, emphasis
Elements of Voice
A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.
Antagonist
Giving human traits or attributes to animals, inanimate objects or other non-human things. An example of this would be when a dog walks, talks, and acts like a human.
Anthropomorphism