| chorus definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | phrase repeated throughout a song or poem | 14 sets |
| 2 | el coro | 12 sets |
| 3 | recurring music and lyrics | 9 sets |
| 4 | actor or actors who recite a prologue in elizabethan drama | 7 sets |
| 5 | in greek drama, the group of citizens who stand outside the main action on stage and comment on it. | 7 sets |
| 6 | refrain | 7 sets |
| 7 | anything spoken or sung all at the same time | 6 sets |
| 8 | neutral | 6 sets |
| 9 | refrén | 5 sets |
| 10 | group acting together | 5 sets |
| 11 | chorus | 4 sets |
| 12 | an organized body of singers who sing in concert | 4 sets |
| 13 | a group of people who sang and danced | 4 sets |
| 14 | group of citizens who stand outside the main action on stage and comment on it | 4 sets |
| 15 | in greek tragedies (especially those of aeschylus and sophocles), a group of people who serve mainly as commentators on the characters. | 3 sets |
| 16 | a group of characters who comment on the characters and action in a play without participating in the action themselves. they often represent the view of the general society at the time and in the place at which the play is set. | 3 sets |
| 17 | a group of people assembled to sing together | 3 sets |
| 18 | (a) a group of persons who speak or sing in unison a given part or composition in drama or poetry recitation; b) an actor in an elizabethan drama who recites the prologue and epilogue to a play and sometimes comments on the action | 3 sets |
| 19 | a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical greek play | 3 sets |
| 20 | actors who recite a prologue | 3 sets |
| 21 | conscience of the people | 3 sets |
| 22 | a group of singers distinct from the principal performers in a dramatic or musical performance; also the song or refrain that they sing. in classical greek tragedy a chorus of twelve or fifteen masked performers would sing, with dancing movements, a commentary on the action of the play, interpreting its events from the standpoint of traditional wisdom. this practice appears to have been derived from the choral lyrics of religious festivals. | 3 sets |
| 23 | a narrator who introduces or comments on the play: as in romeo and juliet | 2 sets |
| 24 | in a drama, one or more characters who comment on the action | 2 sets |
| 25 | in greek theater a group of people on stage who serve as commentators on events and characters. | 2 sets |
| 26 | a large body of singers including male and female singers | 2 sets |
| 27 | choir | 2 sets |
| 28 | a character or group in a play who comments on the action | 2 sets |
| 29 | a group of people who serve mainly as commentators on the characters and events. | 2 sets |
| 30 | a group of men who sung in between scenes of greek plays | 2 sets |
| 31 | a group of actors speaking or chanting in unison, often while going through the steps of an elaborate formalized dance; a characteristic device of greek drama for conveying communal or group emotion. | 2 sets |
| 32 | coro | 2 sets |
| 33 | the group of citizens who stand outside the main action on stage and comment on it. | 2 sets |
| 34 | group of 12-15 men who sing and dance during the plays. they often represent the collective community, but not necessarily the poet's thoughts | 2 sets |
| 35 | a company of men participating and commenting on the action in a play | 2 sets |
| 36 | in greek drama, a group of characters who comments on the action taking place on stage | 2 sets |
| 37 | the omnicient (all-knowing) announcer. | 2 sets |
| 38 | in greek tragedies (especially those of aeschylus and sophocles), a group of people who serve mainly as commentators on the characters and events. they add to the audience's understanding of the play by expressing traditional moral, religious, and social attitudes. the role of the chorus in dramatic works evolved through the sixteenth century, and the chorus occasionally is still used by modern playwrights such as t. s. eliot in murder in the cathedral. see also drama. | 2 sets |
| 39 | a group of actors speaking or chanting in unison, often while going through the steps of an elaborate formalized dance; a characteristic device of greek drama for conveying communal or group emotion | 2 sets |
| 40 | 12-15 people, represented the community | 2 sets |
