Match the definition to the term. 1. a narrative having two levels of meaning: a surface, or literal, meaning and an underlying or figurative meaning melodramatic 2. the turning point of a play or story pantomime 3. the words written by the author for the characters to speak dramatic irony 4. a device used to allow the audience to know something the characters do not know farce 5. play containing ridiculous events or mockery, based on obviously humorous situations dialogue 6. any type of writing with exaggerated emotional appeal; usually good struggles against evil allegory 7. a play given without words; actors use gestures to convey the situation or story crisis
allegory: a narrative having two levels of meaning: a surface, or literal, meaning and an underlying or figurative meaning
crisis: the turning point of a play or story
dialogue: the words written by the author for the characters to speak
dramatic irony: a device used to allow the audience to know something the characters do not know
farces: plays containing ridiculous events or mockery, based on obviously humorous situations
melodramatic: originally intense plays filled with action, usually showing the results of man's emotions overcoming reason; later it applied to any type of writing with exaggerated emotional appeal; usually good struggles against evil