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Drama Quiz.
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15
English
9th Grade
02/09/2011

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Term
Screenplay
Definition
a drama made specifically for television or movie.
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Play
Definition
includes dialogue.
Term
Drama
Definition
includes mystery and suspense.
Term
Stage directions
Definition
directions for all the characters
inclue camera angles, lighting, close-ups and extreme close-ups.
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Act.
Definition
plays split into two acts, PART 1 & PART 2.
Term
Scene
Definition
like "chapters" of a book.
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Prop
Definition
any objects used in plays
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Cast of Characters
Definition
main characters, minor characters, the people in the play.
Term
Foreshadowing
Definition
when the author uses hints or clues to indicate the event might happen later in the plot.
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Irony:
Definition
the contrast between appearance and reality.
Term
Dramatic Irony
Definition
when the audience or a character knows something another character doesn't know.
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Situational Irony
Definition
the contrast of what a reader expects to happen and what does actually happen.
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Verbal Irony
Definition
when a character says something but knowingly means something else.
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Symbolism
Definition
the use of symbols: when an object means more than just itself.
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Indirect Characterization
Definition
when an author shows you what a character is like.
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