R+J DRAMA TERMS

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dramatis personae
The list of characters in a play.
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prologue
An introductory speech that provides background information before the play begins.
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chorus
A speaker who comments on events and provides information to the audience.
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sonnet
A 14
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couplet
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.
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paradox (oxymoron)
A statement or phrase containing contradictory ideas that reveal a truth; an oxymoron is a two
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pun
A play on words using multiple meanings or similar sounds for humor.
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stage directions
Instructions in a script that tell actors how to move, speak, or behave.
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act
A major division of a play.
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scene
A subdivision of an act, usually marked by a change in setting or characters.
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dialogue
A conversation between two or more characters.
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innuendo
An indirect or suggestive remark, often with a hidden meaning.
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aside
A comment spoken by a character that the audience hears but other characters do not.
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soliloquy
A speech in which a character speaks thoughts aloud while alone on stage.
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footnote
A note at the bottom of a page explaining a word or passage.
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foil
A character whose traits contrast with another character to highlight differences.
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foreshadowing
Hints or clues about future events in the story.
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allusion
A reference to a well
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irony
A contrast between expectation and reality.
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dramatic irony
When the audience knows something that the characters do not.
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comic relief
A humorous scene that relieves tension in a serious work.
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simile
A comparison using "like" or "as."
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metaphor
A comparison that says one thing is another.
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extended metaphor
A metaphor developed over several lines or throughout a passage.
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personification
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.
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alliteration
The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in nearby words.
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hyperbole
An extreme exaggeration for emphasis.
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rhyme
The repetition of similar ending sounds in words.
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slant rhyme
A partial or imperfect rhyme.
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quatrain
A four
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sestet
A six
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octave
An eight
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rhythm
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry.
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sprung rhythm
A rhythm based on stressed syllables rather than a fixed number of syllables.
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meter
The regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry.
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foot
The basic unit of meter.
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iambic
A foot with an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
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trochaic
A foot with a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.
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anapestic
A foot with two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable.
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dactylic
A foot with a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.
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plot
The sequence of events in a story.
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exposition
The introduction of characters, setting, and background information.
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initial incident
The event that starts the main conflict.
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rising action
The events that build suspense and develop the conflict.
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climax
The turning point and most intense moment of the story.
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falling action
The events that occur after the climax and lead toward resolution.
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resolution
The final outcome that resolves the conflict.
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