pre terms Flashcards
drama
a story intended to portay life or character to tell a story through action and dialouge
comedy
a literary work that ends happy with multiple marriages
tradegy
a play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending normally the down fall of the main character
history play
a plag on a historical narrative
iambic pentameter
a line of poetry that contains 5 iambs- 10 syllables- sonnet
soliloquy
an act of speaking your thoughts aloud but only the audience hears it
comic relief
a comedy act that will offset a tradegy
catastrophe
an event causing a great and often sudden damage; a disaster
aside
a remark or passage by a character in a play heard by the audience in a play but not other characters
epilogue
a section at the end of the play that is a conclusion
motivation
reasons one has for acting a certian a way
dramatic monologue
when a speaker addresses one or more silent listeners often reflecting on a specific situation or problem
stage directions
instructions in the text of the play telling crew members and cast where to ho and what to do
staging/stage craft
all devices except dialogue that someone uses to communicate to the audience
pun
a play in two words similar or different
