Unit 4: Craft and Structure Vocabulary

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  1. drama
    a work intended for performance by actors on a stage
  2. play
    dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
  3. playwright
    someone who writes plays
  4. character
    an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction
  5. setting
    facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
  6. conflict
    opposition in a work of fiction between characters or forces
  7. plot
    the story that is told, as in a novel, play, movie, etc.
  8. rising action
    a series of plot events that build up toward the climax
  9. climax
    the decisive moment in a novel or play
  10. falling action
    series of plot events following the climax of a narrative
  11. resolution
    finding an answer to a problem
  12. script
    a written version of a play or other dramatic composition
  13. dialogue
    the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
  14. stage direction
    instruction or description written in the script of a play
  15. act
    a single division of a play, opera, or ballet
  16. scene
    a subdivision of an act of a play
  17. set
    scenery used to identify a location of a dramatic production
  18. scenery
    the painted structures of a stage set suggesting a locale
  19. prop
    an object used on the set of a play or movie
  20. comedy
    light and humorous drama with a happy ending
  21. tragedy
    drama exciting terror or pity
  22. hero
    the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
  23. screenplay
    a detailed script for a film or television show
  24. teleplay
    a script adapted or written for TV
  25. structure
    the complex composition of knowledge as elements
  26. exposition
    an account that sets forth the intent of a story
  27. protagonist
    the principal character in a work of fiction
  28. external
    coming from the outside
  29. internal
    innermost or essential
  30. theme
    a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary work
Created on Fri Feb 05 12:50:17 EST 2021 (updated Mon Mar 21 16:01:23 EDT 2022)

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