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a dramatic device in which a character speaks to the audience
occurs when a character speaks directly to the audience, acknowledging the fact that he is in a fictional work
a group of speakers, usually in ancient Greek drama, that speak in unison and comment on the action of the play.
transition to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story
a literary technique used by an author to provide clues for the reader to be able to predict what might occur later in the story
an extended uninterrupted speech by a character in a drama
any item that is used or handled by an actor, or is otherwise identified in the script
items arranged on stage to represent the landscape, architecture, or furniture present in a scene
a literary device often used in drama whereby a character relates his or her thoughts and feelings without addressing any of the other characters.
a note in a script, giving directions to an actor as to how he or she should handle in a particular situation
professional who supervises the physical aspects in the production of a show and who is in charge of the stage when the show is being performed
insult
eagerness, liveliness, enthusiasm, promptness, speed
sterile, infertile, providing no fruit, shelter, or sustenance
a dark, fine-grained igneous rock
aggressive, hostile, quarrelsome
a flowering herb with thistles or burrs; inspirations for the invention of Velcro
to plan, devise, design, design, or invent
the inscription on a tombstone
big and sprawling, lanky
a person who studies histories or the "family tree"
cotton fabric woven into checkered pattern
flowering plant, whose called "turnsole"; plants turn their leaves to the sun
a tall chest-of-drawers
a plant with tall spikes of showy flowers
pretending to feel or believe something one does not feel or believe
an inheritance
excessively mournful
painful inflammation in the lumbar (lower) spine
undesirably noticeable; sticking out; protruding
drink of carbonated water, flavored syrup, and phosphoric acid
the arch that frames the stage with entry steps for the stage
a region of a country, a district
similar to arthritis, inflammation or pain the muscles and joints
a learned person; a scholar
the quality or condition of having showing tender, gentle, or delicate feelings
fine-grained sedimentary rock made of clay, mud, or silt
an infectious disease marked by convulsive coughing

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