| A | B |
|---|
| tragedy | serious play that ends in disaster and sorrow |
| comedy | a light-hearted play intending to amuse the audience |
| modern drama | a style of writing that explores many of the same subjects and themes that modern literature covers |
| political drama | a play with a political aspect to it. |
| theater of the absurd | a style of writing used by playwrights to explore human existence in untraditional ways |
| stage directions | within a play that guide characters in the actions and the movements on stage |
| expressionism | a dramatic style that describes a type of drama as well as the way it is portrayed on stage. Reality is exaggerated. Bright lights. Loud sounds. Colorful scenery, etc |
| minimalism | a type of drama that has very little scenery and stage directions |
| dramatic irony | a situation where the audience is aware of something that adds meaning to what the character says or does without the character’s knowledge |
