literary works other than fiction; based upon real-life situations and functions
What is nonfiction?
100
major division of a play
What is an act?
100
a poem of 14 iambic pentameter lines (5 beats per line- unstressed / stressed)
What is a sonnet?
100
character who is used or manipulated to highlight the personality traits of a main (more important) character; serves to further develop the main character by showing contrast
What is foil?
100
a figure of speech (using "like" or "as") in which an object is said to be like a different object
What is a simile?
200
organized writing in paragraph form which has an introduction, body ideas, and conclusion
What is an essay?
200
smaller division of an act
What is a scene?
200
poetry (Japanese) in which three lines of exactly five, seven, and five syllables are used to present a picture; usually deals with a subject in nature or a spiritual insight
What is a haiku?
200
a continuous, uninterrupted speech delivered by one character to other characters; may be oral or written
What is a monologue?
200
a group of lines of poetry arranged as a unit with breaks (spaces) between each group
What is a stanza?
300
the biography (life experiences) of a person written by herself/himself
What is an autobiography?
300
introductory speech before play which gives audience necessary information (situation and background)
What is a prologue?
300
an extended (long) narrative poem which tells the deeds of a legendary or real hero
What is an epic poem?
300
the audience's willingness to accept events and situations on stage that would be highly unbelievable in real life
What is suspension?
300
giving human qualities / attributes to inanimate objects or animals or ideas, as if they can think or speak or act.
What is personification?
400
a phrase which expresses the purpose or nature of an organization; a motto; a catch phrase
What is a slogan?
400
singers (Greek and Roman drama) which provide background of action which occurs offstage
What is a chorus?
400
a reference to a famous person or event in history
What is an allusion?
400
a speech delivered by one actor in imagined privacy (believes thoughts spoken aloud are secret); audience (and any character who is eavesdropping) can hear these private thoughts, which reveal true feelings or plans
What is soliloquy?
400
a word whose sound suggests its sense or meaning
What is ONOMATOPOEIA
500
personal document which lists and describes one's personal goals, education, and accomplishments
What is a resume?
500
literary form that recreates human life and emotions; based upon a written script and living forms for stage, using dialogue and action to form a frame of events
What is drama?
500
a regularly repeated line or phrase of poetry that recurs throughout the poem
What is a refrain?
500
objects used onstage (including scenery backdrops) for visual effect to create atmosphere and mood of play
What is props?
500
a term used to refer to verbal representations of sensory (taste, sight, touch, sound, smell) objects or sensations.