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| drama | Greek term meaning "to do" - stories performed for an audience |
| playwright | a person who writes a play |
| Dramatis Personae | the characters in a drama |
| blank verse | unrhymed iambic pentameter |
| iambic meter | an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable |
| iambic pentameter | five iambic units in a row |
| sonnet | 14 line poem, usually in iambic pentameter |
| Act | major unit of a play containing a major divisioun of action |
| Scene | subdivisioun of a dramatic work:change of place or time |
| One-act Play | One act that can be performed in a short time period |
| Full-length Play | Two or more acts: takes several hours |
| Set (setting) | physical place created for a play and scene |
| Stage Directions | Instructions concerning scenery, lighting, sounds, costumes written by playwright |
| Dialogue | conversation between the characters |
