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  • to present the ideas or words of another as one’s own without crediting the source
    Plagiarize/plagiarism
  • A building where a play is performed containing the stage and seating area for the audience
    Theatre
  • the stylistic means by which an author conveys his/her attitude(s) in a work of literature
    Tone
  • A statement that suggests that there are only two choices available in a situation that really offers more than two options
    Either or Fallacy
  • conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie
    Dialogue
  • Successive words, phrases, clauses expressed with the same or very similar grammatical structure
    Parallelism
  • To make up or perform without preparation
    Improvisation/Improv
  • Person, animal or thing in the story
    Character
  • A genre that focuses around a noble character who struggles against strong external challenges
    Tragedy
  • The area behind scenery not visible to the audience
    Backstage
  • A source that provides a thorough, well-reasoned theory, argument, discussion, etc based on strong evidence.
    Reliable Source
  • To combine elements and parts to form a coherent whole
    Synthesize
  • An instruction written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of performers, or production requirements
    Stage Directions
  • Books that people write about their own lives
    Autobiography
  • The major sections of a play
    Act(s)
  • A source of information that was created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events
    Secondary Source
  • The main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence
    Plot
  • Area to actor’s left or right as he/she faces the audience
    Stage Left/Right
  • the intended target group for a message, regardless of the medium
    Audience
  • The combination of two words of opposite meaning for dramatic, comedic or provocative effect
    Oxymoron
  • Items used on stage to help actors tell a story
    Props
  • A mild or pleasant word or phrase that is used instead of one that is unpleasant or offensive
    Euphemism
  • Facts or details that back up a main idea, theme, or thesis
    Supporting Evidence