Definitions
To think about again
Reconsider
The teacher gave _____________ directions to avoid confusion.
Precise
The spoken lines between characters that advance the story and reveal character, typically with the character's name capitalized before their lines.
Dialogue
An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis
Hyperbole
The use of words in a non-literal way to add creative, emotional, or vivid meaning, often comparing unlike ideas to enhance understanding.
Figurative Language
Eager to know; curious
inquisitive
After hearing the feedback, he decided to _________ his original plan.
Reconsider
Instructions in the script, often in italics or brackets, detailing actor movements, emotions, setting, lighting, or sound effects.
Stage Directions
Words with similar meanings
Synonyms
Structural Elements of a Play
Feeling or suspecting that something is wrong and cannot be trusting.
Suspicious
I was _________ how quickly the students improved their reading scores.
Astounded
The written text of the play, including all dialogue, stage directions, and character lists.
Script
A comparison between two distinct things using "like" or "as"
Simile
Adage
To explain the meaning of something
Interpret
The answer was _____________ within the details of the passage.
Concealed
Subdivisions within an act, usually indicating a change in location or a specific, continuous interaction between characters.
Scenes
Words with opposite meanings
Antonyms
A concise, often metaphorical saying that provides practical advice or a moral lesson, such as "Don't count your chickens before they hatch".
Proverb
Filled with uncertainty; confused; bewildered
perplexed
Readers must _________ the author's tone to fully understand the message.
Interpret
The largest divisions of a play, representing major shifts in time, location, or plot, similar to chapters in a book.
Acts
Metaphor
Character's Perspective