| Term | Definition |
|---|
| act | one of the main divisions in a play |
| allusion | a reference in a literary work to a well-known historical event, person, place etc. |
| anachronism | event or detail chronologically out of place in time |
| artistic license | freedom that an artist take to depart from the rules of reality when creating art |
| aside | dramatic convention where a character speaks to the audiencem but cannot be heard by the other characters on stage |
| comic relief | an amusing scene, incidnet, or speech inrofuced into serious or tragic elemnts in a play in order to provide temporaty relied from tension, or |
| catastrophe | in a drama, the point at which the circumstances overcome the central motive, introducing the close or conclusion; denouement |
| catharsis | in tradegy, a release of strong emotion by the audience or character |
| comedy | a dramatic work resulting in a succesful or happy conclusion |
| conventions | practices or method accepted by the readers or audience; unrealistic |
| diction | style of writing that reflects authors words |
| drama | a story written to be acted on stage |
| dramatic irony | when the audience knows what the character doesn't |
| dramatist | the author of story meant to be acted out on a stage |
| farce | a comic play with ridiculous and absurd characters and situations |
| foil | a character in contrast with another character |
| monologue | a long speech delivered by one character to other characters |
| motivation | an inspiring speech from one character to another character |
| playwright | the author of a story meant to be acted out on a stage |
| props | physical objects used on stage |
| romance | imaginative lit, idealized world, heroic struggle of good vs. evil |
| scene | a minor unit of action, single setting |
| soliloquy | character makes an extended speech alone on stage |
| stage directions | instruction from the author for the director, actors, crew. and reader |
| tone | a writers attitude reflected by writers choice of words and details |
| tragedy | a narrative, often in the form of a play, or in verse, depicting the downfall of a tragically flawed, but "noble", character |
| tragic flaw | the personal defect that causes a "noble" character to fall from a high state to a low state |
| tragic hero | a "noble" character who falls from a high state to a low state because of personal defect |
| verse drama | a play written mostly or entirely in verse |
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