a group of scenes that divides the play, opera, or other drama into important parts of the story (hint: there can be 1-5 of these)

a division of an act presenting continuous action in one place, a single situation, or unit of dialogue

a dramatic convention in which a speech is given by a single character, either alone or to others

a dramatic convention in which a speech is given by a character while or as if alone; literally, "talking to oneself."

a playwright’s descriptive comments that provide information about characters’ dialogue, setting, and actions.

the line spoken between characters in a play in order to establish plot, characters, and other elements

a dramatic device in which a character says or does something that they do not fully grasp but is understood by the audience.

a literary technique for implying, through plot or character, that the actual situation is quite different from the one presented

an idea that recurs in a work of art or literature