A story written to be acted for an audience.

A play/novel/other that depicts serious and important events in which the main character comes to an unhappy end.

Short introduction at the beginning of the play that gives a brief overview of the plot.

A group who says the same thing at the same time.

Character who doesn’t change much in the course of the story.

A character who changes as a result of the story’s events.

Words spoken by a character in a play, usually in an undertone and not intended to be heard.

Unrhymed iambic pentameter (rhythmed speaking).

Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.

Unstressed followed by a stressed syllable.

Five verses feet with each foot an iamb (a total of 10 syllables).

The humorous use of a word or phrase to suggest two or more meanings at the same time.

Long uninterrupted speech presented in front of other actors.

A speech in which a character is alone on stage and expresses thoughts out loud.

A figure of speech that combines apparently contradictory terms.

A fourteen line lyric poem, usually written in iambic pentameter, that has one of several rhyme schemes.

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Romeo and Juliet

Term	Definition
Drama	A story written to be acted for an audience.
Tragedy	A play/novel/other that depicts serious and important events in which the main character comes to an unhappy end.
Prologue	Short introduction at the beginning of the play that gives a brief overview of the plot.
Chorus	A group who says the same thing at the same time.
Static Character	Character who doesn’t change much in the course of the story.
Dynamic Character	A character who changes as a result of the story’s events.
Aside	Words spoken by a character in a play, usually in an undertone and not intended to be heard.
Blank Verse	Unrhymed iambic pentameter (rhythmed speaking).
Couplet	Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.
Iambic Meter	Unstressed followed by a stressed syllable.
Iambic Pentameter	Five verses feet with each foot an iamb (a total of 10 syllables).
Puns	The humorous use of a word or phrase to suggest two or more meanings at the same time.
Monologues	Long uninterrupted speech presented in front of other actors.
Soliloquy	A speech in which a character is alone on stage and expresses thoughts out loud.
Oxymoron	A figure of speech that combines apparently contradictory terms.
Sonnet	A fourteen line lyric poem, usually written in iambic pentameter, that has one of several rhyme schemes.

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