Academic Vocabulary #5

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What is the role of acts in a play?

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To contain the main action, conflict, and resolution.

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What are scenes in a play?

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A smaller section of a play that usually takes place in one location and time.

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What is alliteration?

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent words.

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What are stage directions?

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To describe where and when a scene takes place and how actors should move.

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Which pronouns are used in first person narration?

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I, me, we, us.

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What is a play?

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A form of literature written to be performed by actors.

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What is dialogue in a play?

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The spoken words between characters.

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What is a monologue?

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A long speech by one character in a play.

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What does the term 'theme' refer to in literature?

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The central idea or message in a work of literature.

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What is a character in a play?

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A person or figure represented in a story.