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| stereotype | A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing |
| realistic drama | Drama that attempts, in content and in presentation, to preserve the illusion of actual, everyday life |
| drama | a writing done in dialogue format intended to be acted on the stage; a play |
| act | A major division in a play |
| playwright | the author of a play |
| script | a written version of a play or movie |
| scene | A short segment in a play that show a change in time or location |
| protagonist | the main character in a literary work |
| antagonist | A character or force against which another character struggles. |
| dialogue | The conversation of characters in a literary work |
| stage directions | information for the actors on how to interpret lines and where to move on the stage |
| properties (props) | Articles or objects that appear on stage during a play |
| conflict | the main problem or struggle in a story |
| irony of situation | a contrast between what is expected to happen and what happens |
| dramatic irony | when the audience or the reader knows more than the characters in the story |
| theme | the underlying meaning of the story |
| symbol | a figure of speech when an object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning |
| metaphor | a figure of speech that makes an implied comparison between 2 unlike things |
| foreshadowing | hints or clues the author gives of action or events that happen later in the story |
