Prose Performance Vocabulary

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  1. 5. literary form that is mostly written in dialogue and stage directions, it is written with the intention of being performed
  2. 6. variations in the ways people speak, how someone's voice sounds
  3. 11. short literary works written with a distinctive style and rhythm that sometimes rhyme
  4. 12. performing a piece of literature for an audience
  5. 13. Sharing your thoughts on someone’s work so you can help them improve
  6. 14. pieces that are written in plain, simple language or use language in its ordinary form, without any kind of rhythm (*hint: NOT poetry)
  7. 15. the way a word is said by a performer, the act of saying a word in a correct or particular way
  8. 16. when a performer works on their piece to prepare for their performance
  9. 17. when the sounds in words, especially at the ending of words are similar, often seen in poetry
  10. 18. in a prose piece this is what we call anything that isn't dialogue
  11. 19. how high or low a sound is
Down
  1. 1. symbols like commas, periods, and dashes that the actor/performer uses as a map to tell them when to pause and for how long
  2. 2. the way an actor/performer speaks when they are saying the dialogue in a prose piece
  3. 3. how an actor/performer uses their voice to shift from one character to another or from the narration to a character
  4. 4. how loud or soft a sound is
  5. 7. "I could tell that performer felt _____ about performing their piece because they looked up at the audience, spoke in a clear steady voice that was loud enough to be heard, and looked comfortable in front of the audience."
  6. 8. when the pitch of your voice changes from low to high or high to low
  7. 9. speaking loudly enough to be heard well by an audience
  8. 10. pattern of beats in a piece of poetry, the rhythm and tempo
  9. 17. the speed at which some one speaks