Unit 2B Vocabulary

the main sections of a drama, like chapters of a book; made of many scenes

• act

• scene

• drama

• script

the intended target group for a message, regardless of the medium

• context

• audience

• dialogue

• stage directions

intentional and deliberate use of organizational patterns, text and graphic features, syntax, devices, and diction to create an effective written work

• voice

• meter

• author's craft

• rhyme scheme

the words, sentences, or passages that precede or follow a specific word, sentence, or passage

• script

• stage directions

• rhyme scheme

• context

a piece of writing that tells a story and is acted out on a stage; also called a play

• drama

• scene

• stanza

• line

the lines spoken between characters in fiction or a play; the main way in which plot, character, and other elements are established

• playwright

• dialogue

• script

• voice

one row of text in a poem

• script

• scene

• line

• stanza

the basic rhythmic structure in verse, composed of stressed and unstressed syllables

• rhyme

• voice

• act

• meter

the person who wrote the play

• playwright

• poet

• author's craft

• audience

a piece of writing that stands out based on its use of language, form, rhythm, etc.

• drama

• poetry

• context

• script