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A major unit of drama
Act
A subdivision of an act in drama
Scene
The written form of a play or movie; includes lines and directions
script
A person who writes plays
playwright
An instruction written by the playwright that may describe the set, a sound effect, the lighting, or the appearance or actions of a character; they are not spoken out loud
stage directions
A conversation between characters
dialogue
A long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program
monologue
The characters / narrators in a playwright
cast
A set of clothes that an actor wears
costume
An object used on stage or on screen by actors during a performance or screen production
prop
Comparing two unlike things that are not alike to suggest they have something in common. (Ex: He had a vulture eye.)
metaphor
Comparing two unlike things using “like” or “as.” (Ex: She moved through the house like a mouse.)
simile
A figure of speech in which a thing, idea, or animal is given human characteristics. Giving something nonhuman the qualities or traits of a human. (Ex: The flowers danced in the wind.)
personification
Extreme exaggeration to make a point. (Ex: I told you a million times to clean your room.)
hyperbole
The use of words to imitate sounds associated with the objects or actions that they refer to. (Ex: Water plops into pond, splish-splash downhill)
onomatopoeia
An expression of two or more words that mean something other than the actual or literal meaning. (Ex: wear your heart on your sleeve, time flies when you’re having fun)
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