Literature - DRAMA

What are Characters?

• The people who set up where the author's book will be sold.

• The people who design the cover art for a book.

• Are the non-human elements in a story that serve to enhance the reader's experience. Examples: chairs, furniture, food, vehicles, or environmental elements such as rocks or mountains,

• A person or other being(s) in a narrative (such as a novel, play, television series, film, or video game) that guide readers through their stories, helping them to understand plots and ponder themes.

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What is Dialogue in a play?

• is the exchange of money between two more companies and the author of a book or play

• is the exchange of spoken words between two or more characters in a play

• is the time between scenes, where the curtain is lowered unto the stage to give the actors a chance to set up props for the next scene in a play

• is the part of the play where a narrator introduces the audience to the play, giving details that will help the audience understand the context of the play

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What is the Setting in a play?

• The location and time frame in which the action of a narrative takes place

• The cast of characters within a story

• The amount of money the actors were paid to act in the play

• What happens at the end of the story where with find out the resolution of any conflict within the story

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What are Acts in a play?

• Is when a tree is cut down, this is used to cut the tree down and divide it up into sections

• is a way to divide an opera, play, or other drama. A story will be from one to five acts. Many modern stories are three acts, which match with the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

• is a way to divide an opera, play, or other drama based on how many tickets to the play were sold

• Is a way to determine which genre of a literary work exists in a library based on a mathematical decimal system first used in the early 1300’s originating in Australia.

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What is the Theme of a story?

• It pertains to the story's “what.” It's driven by facts and specifics

• Is when each event in a story or play does not cause or lead to the next.

• Is when each event in a story or play causes or leads to the next.

• Deals with the big picture and overall meaning that reveal why the story matters.

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In a literary work such as a play, what does the Sequence of Events refer to?

• Is when there are no plot elements remaining and the story ends.

• Is when there are no events in a story or play. This is also referred to as Noeventitus.

• Is when each event in a story or play does not cause or lead to the next.

• Is when each event in a story or play causes or leads to the next.

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What is conflict in literature?

• A literary device characterized by a struggle between two opposing forces that provides crucial tension in any story and is used to drive the narrative forward.

• It is when you learn what happens to the characters after the problems are resolved.

• the times and places in which individual episodes or scenes take place.

• the location and time frame in which the action of a narrative takes place.

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What is Resolution in Literature?

• is like a concluding paragraph that resolves any remaining issues and ends the story; It is when you learn what happens to the characters after the conflict is resolved.

• is another name for the introduction of story

• is when characters are in a struggle with each other or with a situation

• is another name for the Rhyme Scheme within a poem

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Major characters in a play

• usually have a lot to say and appear frequently throughout the play

• usually do not have a lot to say and do not appear frequently throughout the play

• usually are seen offstage assisting the production of the play

• usually are seen working the ticking booth area to collect tickets as people enter the venue for the play

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Minor characters in a play

• usually represent people that work in underground mines in the play

• usually represent people in the play that are under age 16

• usually are the focus of the play to some degree and have a lot to say and appear frequently throughout the play

• usually do not have a lot to say and are not the main focus of the play, and do not appear frequently throughout the play

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