Structural Elements of Poetry, Prose & Drama

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What is a setting?

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When and where a story takes place.

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What is a plot?

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The structure of a story including the beginning, middle and end.

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What is drama?

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A play written with scenes and acts. Dialogue is not placed in quotation marks but instead with a script. Stage directions provide information about how characters should act.

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Which of the following contains lines and stanzas?

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Poetry.

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What is poetry?

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Expressive writing written with lines and stanzas. May contain rhyme and repetition.

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What is prose?

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Ordinary writing written with sentences and paragraphs. Dialogue can be placed in quotation marks. Written to entertain, inform or persuade.

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What are characters in a story?

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The individuals who take part in the action of a story.

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What is a theme?

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The central idea or message in a story.

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What are stage directions?

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Instructions in a script that tell actors how to move or behave.

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What is a stanza?

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A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.