Poem, prose, drama vocabulary

What is a verse?

• regular pattern of sounds in the whole poem

• each line in a poem

• where and when the story takes place

• repetition of same ending sound

What is a stanza?

• several verses grouped together

• words the characters speak

• tells actors how to act or speak

• a story written to be performed on stage

script

• pattern of syllables that are strong and weak

• a written text for actors to memorize

• tells who appears in the play

• words the characters speak

What are stage directions?

• words the characters speak

• each line in a poem

• written text actors learn their part from

• tells the actors how to act, speak or move on stage

What is the cast of characters?

• written text the actors learn their parts from

• novels or short stories

• the description of who appears in the play

• words the characters speak

What are special features of any text?

• a story to be performed on stage

• structural elements

• where and when the drama takes place

• regular pattern of sounds in the whole poem

What is meter?

• a pattern of syllables that are strong and weak (stressed or unstressed)

• several verses grouped together

• each line in a poem

• tells who appears in the play

What is dialogue?

• regular pattern of sounds in the whole poem

• written text the actors learn their parts from

• words the characters speak

• where and when the play takes place

What is rhythm?

• words the characters speak

• tells the actors how to act or speak

• wirtten text the actors learn their parts from

• is the regular pattern of sounds in a whole poem, similar, to beats in music

What is a drama?

• words the characters speak

• another word for a play that is performed on a stage

• words with the same ending sound

• each line in a poem