a type of story acted out before an audience, often in a theater. Dramas are commonly called plays.

A dramatic part of a story, at a specific time and place, between specific characters.

A group of scenes in the play that tell a different part of the story; at the end of an act, the setting often changes.

An instruction written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of performers, or production requirements.

This helps the reader identify the characters in the text AND analyze the character's actions. A character tag could be how the character dresses, how the character wears his/her hair, how they smell, a certain piece of clothing. It could also be a catch phrase.

An object used on stage or screen by actors during a performance or screen production.

a funny story but may teach a lesson or suggest a moral from it.

A type of literature characterized by gods and goddesses; an explanation of natural phenomena.

Traditional stories that were originally passed down orally. The fictional characters in folktales usually include ordinary humans and/or animals acting like humans.

This tells the story about a main character who is described to be extraordinary compared to people in real life. These stories are highly exaggerated.

A story about human events or actions that has not been proved nor documented in real history.

This genre includes folktales, myths, fables, and legends.