A long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program
monologue
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)
idiom
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in neighboring words or syllables. (Ex: green grass grows)
alliteration
A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.
stanza
a title or sentence that explains an illustration or a photograph
caption
The repetition of the same or similar sounds.
rhyme
the relationship between two events in which one event causes another event to happen
cause and effect
the reason or reasons an author has for writing a selection, such as to explain, to entertain, to inform, to persuade
author's purpose
Comparing two unlike things that are not alike to suggest they have something in common. (Ex: He had a vulture eye.)
metaphor
A literary device that evokes a sensory experience or creates a picture in the mind of the reader. (Ex: Writer describes grandma’s freshly baked apple pie, and the reader’s mouth waters.)
imagery
a word having the opposite meaning of another word
antonym
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
The written form of a play or movie; includes lines and directions
script
An object used on stage or on screen by actors during a performance or screen production
prop
The pattern formed by the rhyming words at the end of lines.
rhyme scheme
Extreme exaggeration to make a point. (Ex: I told you a million times to clean your room.)
hyperbole
Comparing two unlike things using “like” or “as.” (Ex: She moved through the house like a mouse.)
simile
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
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
A conversation between characters
dialogue
A person who writes plays
playwright
A major unit of drama
Act
A set of clothes that an actor wears
costume
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