STRUCTURES OF NARRATIVE, PLAYS AND POEMS

What is the main difference between a narrative and a play?

• A narrative has stage directions

• A play has chapters and paragraphs

• A play has dialogue written with character names and stage directions

• A narrative is always written in verse

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Which structural element is unique to poetry?

• Character descriptions

• Stage directions

• Stanzas

• Paragraphs

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How is dialogue typically shown in a play?

• In quotation marks within paragraphs

• With the character's name followed by their lines

• In rhyming verses

• With narrator descriptions

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What structural element would you find in a narrative but not in a play?

• Character dialogue

• Descriptive paragraphs

• Scene numbers

• Stage directions

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Which of these is a common feature of poetry?

• Line breaks and verses

• Chapter divisions

• Character lists

• Scene directions

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In a play script, what comes before the dialogue?

• A paragraph

• A page number

• The character's name

• A chapter title

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How is a poem different from a narrative in its structure?

• It has more characters

• It uses more dialogue

• It is organized in lines and stanzas

• It has more paragraphs

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What structural element helps actors know how to perform in a play?

• Chapter summaries

• Stage directions

• Stanza breaks

• Table of contents

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Which type of writing is typically divided into scenes and acts?

• Poetry

• Narratives

• Essays

• Plays

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What is a key difference in how dialogue appears in a narrative versus a play?

• Plays don't have dialogue

• Narratives use more dialogue

• Narratives include quotation marks and dialogue tags

• Plays use rhyming dialogue

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