Elements of Drama and Poetry

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Vocabulary flashcards based on lecture notes about drama and poetry.

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<p>Stanza</p>

Stanza

A division or unit of a poem.

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<p>Couplet</p>

Couplet

A 2-line stanza that rhymes.

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<p>Tercet</p>

Tercet

A 3-line stanza that rhymes.

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<p>Quatrain</p>

Quatrain

A 4-line stanza that rhymes.

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<p>Sestet</p>

Sestet

A 6-line stanza.

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<p>Comedy</p>

Comedy

A drama in which characters experience reversals of fortune for the better.

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<p>Tragedy</p>

Tragedy

A drama in which characters experience reversals of fortune for the worse.

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<p>Act</p>

Act

A major division in a play.

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<p>Scene</p>

Scene

A segment within an act to indicate a change in time, location, subplot, or characters.

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<p>Dramatis Personae</p>

Dramatis Personae

The character list of a play (NOT the cast list).

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<p>Props</p>

Props

Objects that appear on stage in a play.

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<p>Staging</p>

Staging

Where the characters in a play stand or move and how they interact with the set; also known as blocking.

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<p>Gestures</p>

Gestures

Physical movements in a play.

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<p>Stage Directions</p>

Stage Directions

The playwright/author's comments in the play's text.

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<p>Monologue</p>

Monologue

A long speech by one character to others.

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<p>Soliloquy</p>

Soliloquy

A long speech by one character alone on stage.

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<p>Dialogue</p>

Dialogue

A conversation between characters.

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<p>Aside</p>

Aside

A comment made by a character that other characters on stage supposedly cannot hear.

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<p>Fourth Wall</p>

Fourth Wall

The imaginary wall that separates the stage from the audience.

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<p>Breaking the 4th Wall</p>

Breaking the 4th Wall

When a character addresses the audience.

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