Romeo and Juliet Drama Terms: Prologue and Act I

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A story told in front of an audience

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Drama

Front

Ordinary writing

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Prose

Front

Verse in stanzas, usually rhymes

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Poetry

Front

Author of a play

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playwright

Front

Units of action in a play

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acts

Front

Parts of acts that change with the setting

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Scenes

Front

Tells actors how to move and speak

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stage directions

Front

Meter of five iambic feet

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iambic pentameter

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Unrhymed iambic pentameter

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blank verse

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Single line of words in a poem

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line