Poetry, Drama, Prose

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What is Drama?

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A form of literature that is performed by actors on a stage, divided into acts and scenes.

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What is Poetry?

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Expressive writing written with lines and stanzas. May contain rhyme and repetition.

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What is Prose?

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Ordinary writing written with sentences and paragraphs. Dialogue can be placed in quotation marks.

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What is a Rhyme Scheme?

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A pattern of rhymes at the end of verses.

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What is Meter in Poetry?

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A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.

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What are Acts in Drama?

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Major divisions in a play that separate different parts of the story.

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What are Scenes in Drama?

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Smaller divisions within acts that indicate a change in time or location.

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What is a Stanza in Poetry?

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A grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space.

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What is a Character in Drama?

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A person or figure represented in a play.

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What is Dialogue in Drama?

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The spoken exchanges between characters in a play.