Elements of Drama

A division within a play, much like chapters of a novel

A work of literature designed to be performed in front of an audience

A line of poetry that contains 5 iambs of two syllables each

When the audience or reader knows something that the characters in the story do not know

A list of characters presented before the action begins

Conversation between two or more characters

Lines that are spoken by a character directly to the audience

A long speech spoken by a character to himself, another character, or to the audience

A humorous work of drama

A division of an act into smaller parts