Dramatic Elements, Plot, and stage Terms Stuff to know for EOC and Julius Caesar

Dramatic Elements Character: the representation of a person in a narrative work of art. *Major: involved in more than one conflict *Minor: involved in only one conflict. *Protagonist: the character who keeps the plot moving forward. *Antagonist: any obstacle, alive or not, that keeps the protagonist from reaching his or her goal. *Archetype: an original model or pattern; the mentor, the shadow, the hero *Foil: make the characteristics and personality of the protagonist stand.

Dramatic Elements Allegory: characters or events represent or symbolize ideas and concepts from reality. Allusion: a figure of speech that makes a reference to, or representation of, people, places, events, literary work, myths, or works of art. Flashback: an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time Foreshadowing: the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in literature. Mood: the situation's atmosphere or characters' feelings in a work of literature.

Dramatic Elements Parable: a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle Paradox: a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. Parody: a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule Satire: a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn. Tone: the author’s attitude toward his/her subject.

Dramatic Elements Irony: *Dramatic: when the audience knows something one or more characters do not. *Situational: When the actual outcome is different than the expected outcome. *Verbal: when a character says something that directly conflicts with what is meant. Conflict: a struggle between two opposing forces. *Internal: exists when a character struggles with an ethical or emotional challenge *External: character vs. man, society, nature, supernatural, and technology,

Plot Exposition: is the information needed to understand a story; usually contains setting, introduces characters, and introduces current state of affairs. Rising Action: the catalyst that begins the major conflict. Climax: the turning point in the story that occurs when characters try to resolve the complication or obstacle. Falling Action: events after the climax, usually where characters change. Resolution/Denoument: the set of events that bring the story to a close.

Shakespeare’s Style Poetry: communicates images. Prose: communicates ideas. Iambic Pentameter: rhythm of pairing ten syllables for each line into five pairs. Sonnets: A lyric poem of fourteen lines whose rhyme scheme is fixed Rhyme: a pattern of repeated sounds. Rhythm: Recurrences of stressed and unstressed syllables at equal intervals.

Shakespeare’s Style Internal Rhyme: one of the rhyming words occurs in a place in the line other than at the end, End Rhyme: the rhyme is at the end of the line Blank Verse: poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter Slant Rhyme: The words are similar but lack perfect correspondence. Example: found and kind, grime and game Internal Rhyme: rhyme comes in the middle of the line rather than the end: Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

Stage Directions Enter: direction for one or more characters to enter the stage. Exit: direction for one or more character to leave. Exuent: all characters leave, unless otherwise noted. Alarum: a battle signal, usually trumpets, drums, or cries. Sennet: a trumpet signaling the entrance of royalty or nobility. Falls: a character either succumbs to injury or death.

Stage Directions Aside: a character speaks to the audience or another character. It is understood by the audience that other characters onstage are oblivious to this action. Dialogue: a conversation between two or more characters. Monologue: a long speech delivered by one person who forgets or neglects the others who are there Soliloquy: spoken by one character, usually to the audience, who is alone on stage.