Dramatic Terms
Literary works written in a stage play format which includes dialogue and stage directions that is intended to be performed
What is drama?
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What is 2007?
The time and place in which a narrative occurs. Elements of setting may include the physical, psychological, cultural, or historical background against which the story takes place.
What is setting?
The basic sequence of events in a story that includes the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
What is plot?
a figure of speech that expresses an idea through a contradictory statement (e.g., “seriously funny”, “jumbo shrimp”, “deafening silence”)
What is Oxymoron?
A large division of a full-length play, sometimes separated from the other acts by an intermission
What is ACT?
Words that signify action that is taking place on stage.
What is stage directions?
In literature, the opposition of persons or forces that brings about dramatic action central to the plot of a story. It may be internal, as a psychological issue within a character, or external (e.g., man versus man, man versus nature, or man versus society).
What is conflict?
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What is a demogorgon?
The atmosphere or feeling created by the writer in a literary work or passage; can be expressed through imagery, word choice, setting, voice, and theme. For example, Edgar Allen Poe’s work is gloomy and dark.
What is mood?
A subdivision of a play where the action takes place in a specific setting and moment in time
What is scene?
Words spoken by an actor on stage that is intended to be heard only by the audience and not by the characters on the stage
What is an aside?
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What is Babyshark by Pinkfong?
The conclusion or final outcome of a story that in some capacity resolves all problems and conflicts; however, not all stories have clear endings
What is the resolution?
The author’s particular attitude, either stated or implied in the writing
What is tone?
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A dramatic device in which a character says or does something that he or she does not fully grasp but is understood by the audience
What is dramatic irony?
The element of plot structure that develops the conflict through a series of events to build interest and/or suspense and leads up to the climax
What is rising action?
The element of plot structure that provides important details in the beginning of the story to introduce the setting, characters, background information, and details or hints about the conflict(s)
What is the exposition?
Giving a non living item human or humanlike qualities.
What is personification?
A dramatic convention in which a speech is given by a character while or as if alone; literally, "talking to oneself"
What is a soliloquy?
a literary technique used to create meaning that seems to contradict the literal meaning or events
What is irony?
A brief interruption in the plot that describes an earlier event or time in order to provide clarity, background, and context about an event currently taking place in the narrative
What is flashback?
A literary device used by an author to provide hints about future events and details that may occur later in the story
What is foreshadowing?
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What is 11 players?