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drama
a form of literature meant to be performed by actors in front of an audience
cast of characters
a list of characters in a play or work of literature
irony
a situation where the audience of a story knows something the characters don't
conflict
a struggle between opposing forces
falling action
follows the climax, and leads the story to a close
rising action
the events that occur once the conflict sets the plot in motion
suspense
the feeling of growing tension or excitement
expostition
the first part of the plot in a work of literature
resoultion
the last event of the plot that leads the story to a close
climax
the point of greatest tension in a story
plot
the series of events in a work of literature
setting
the time and place of the events in a story
dialogue
the words spoken by characters
stage directions
unspoken instructions about how a play is to be performed
