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| customary methods of presenting an action; usual & recognizable devices than an audience is willing to accept. |
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| the unique arrangement of events that the author has made. |
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| the time & place of a literary work. |
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| the general point or truth about human beings. |
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| the attitude toward a subject conveyed in a literary work. |
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| a scene relived in a character's memory. |
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| a brief reference in a text to a person, place, or thing- fictitious or actual. |
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| the part in which the characters are introduced. |
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| the part of the narrative (including exposition) in which events start moving toward a climax. |
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| a moment, usually coming late in a play, when tension reaches its greatest height. |
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| the subsequent events after the climax, including resolution. |
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| resolution/conclusion/denouement |
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| the audience/reader understands the implication & meaning of a situation & foresees the oncoming disaster or triumph but the character does not. |
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| the speaker/writer says the opposite of what is really meant. |
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| counter-point to the main plot. |
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| an extended speech by a single character; a solo speech that has listeners. |
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| the character speaks to themselves. |
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| things that hint at larger meanings. |
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| a play that portrays a serious conflict between human beings & some superior, overwhelming force. |
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| aimed at amusing an audience. |
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| a semi-circular acoustic backdrop behind performers for an outdoor venue. |
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| a level, circular "dancing space" at the base of the amphitheater. |
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| a group of performers who comment on the main action, typically speaking & moving together. |
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| the song for the entrance of the chorus. |
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| exit scene; the exit and closing song. |
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| aristotle's classical unities |
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| time (24 hour period), place (one place), & action (revolves around one plot). |
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| someone of high birth who has a tragic flaw that makes them fall. |
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| the mistake in a tragic hero's fall. |
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| the protagonist's reversal of fortune is brought about through some error or weakness on their part. |
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| the audiences' release of emotion, typically in reaction to the tragic fall. |
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| a sudden & unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances. |
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| episodes of modern drama. |
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| division of the action in a play. |
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| a playwright's written instructions about how the actors are to move & behave in a play. |
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| nonverbal action that engages the attention of the audience. |
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| a character addresses the audience directly, unheard by the other characters on stage. |
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| the attempt to reproduce faithfully the surface appearance of life, especially that of ordinary people in everyday situations. |
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| a kind of realism in fiction & drama dealing with the more brutal or unpleasant aspects of reality. |
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