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Drama Term
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Actor | A persons who`s profession is action on stage. |
| Plot | Main events of a play. |
| Script | Written text of a play. |
| Screenplay | Script of a movie, play (etc) |
| Act | A part in a play. |
| Scene | Division of a act during a play. |
| Chorus | A part of a song repeated after each verse. |
| Cast | The actors make up a play. |
| Comedy | Professional entertainment consisting of jokes. |
| Conflict | The main problem. |
| Dialogue | Conversation between two or more people. |
| Monologue | A long speech made by one character in a play. |
| Aside | To one side. |
| Speech Tag | Something that labels a bit of dialogue. |
| Farce | A comic dramatic work. |
| Melodrama | A sensational dramatic piece. |
| Playwright | A person who makes plays. |
| Flashback | A scene in a movie or play set in a time earlier than the main story. |
| Foreshadowing | Indication of a future event. |
| Irony | Expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite. |
| Verbal Irony | When words Express something contrary to the truth. |
| Situational Irony | A literary device you can easily identify. |
| Dramatic Irony | Expressed through Works structure. . |
| Playbill | A poster announcing a theater performance. |
| Poetic Justice | Virtue is rewarded and viciousness is punished. |
| Setting | Where an event takes place. |
| Set | Where is film is done/made. |
| Prop | An object used in the play. |
| Stage Directions | An instruction in the text of a play. |
| Theme | The subject. |
| Tragedy | A event causing great suffering. |
| Tragic Flaw | Trait of a character leading to there downfall. |