English 9 Part 2

4. a story that is written to be acted out on stage
9. assigns human traits to inanimate objects like SpongeBob
11. reference to a statement, a person, a place, or an event from literature, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, science, or pop culture
13. central idea of a work of literature
14. words spoken by a character in a play to the audience or to another character but are not supposed to be overheard by others on stage
16. figure of speech that compares two unlike things; one thing becomes another thing without use of the words like, as, than or resembles.
17. the time and place of a story or play
20. long speech in which a character who is onstage alone expresses his or her thoughts aloud.
21. figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, using a word such as like, as, resembles or thanˆ.

1. when we learn the outcome of the conflict
2. extreme exaggeration to emphasize a point
3. the conversation between characters in a story or play
5. long speech given by a character onstage
6. the character or force that blocks the protagonist
7. a series of related events that make up a story or drama story
8. it's raining cats and dogs
10. Play that depicts serious and important events in which the main character comes to an unhappy end.
12. language that appeals to the senses
15. in general, a story that ends happily
18. the moment of great emotional intensity or suspense
19. attitude a writer takes toward a subject, a character, or the audience
21. direction directions in the written version of the play which describe how the characters move around the stage and speak their lines; usually italicized