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Communicative Styles
Intimate
- use informal language
- emotional closeness
- close friends, family members,
romantic partners
Consultative
- balance between formality and
respect
- involves sharing info and
opinions in a respectful
manner
- business meetings,
consultations, or when seeking
advice
Casual
- informal, relaxed, includes
everyday language, humor
- social gatherings, informal
team discussions
Frozen
- fixed, unchanging language
- national anthems, religious
texts, and legal oaths
Formal
- professionalism
- emphasizes respect and
seriousness
- academic contexts, legal
documents
Soliloquy (SO-LI-LO-KWEE)
- speaks the inner thoughts of
him/her aloud
Passionate Shepherd To His Love
Persona - Shepherd
- a persistent lover who would
do anything for his love
Subject
- implied that this person is hard
to please
Repetition: “Live with me and be
my love”
Nymph’s Reply To The Passionate
Shepherd
Response poem
- directly answers back to “The
Passionate Shepherd To His
Love”
Persona - Nymph
- Associated with greek
mythology: protectors of
nature
Theme: nymph rejects the
shepherd’s vision of an eternal,
idyllic love in a pastoral setting
Elements of a Play
Characters
- The Individuals who drive the
plot forward through their
actions, dialogues and
interactions
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Dialogues - at the end of the performance,
- They include details on usually a play or a musical
movement gestures, blocking, House
and other elements that - refers to the seating area of
contribute to the overall the audience
presentation of the play. Stage Direction
Plot - instructions in the script that
- The Storyline or sequence A guide actors and production
events that unfold throughout staff on how to perform and
the play. stage the play
Theme
- The Central idea, message, or Adverbs
concept explored in the play,
which may touch on various
topics such as love, power,
justice, etc.
Act
- used to organize and structure
the narrative, providing a
framework for the unfolding of
the plot.
Backdrop
- refers to a painted or digitally
projected background that
sets the visual tone for a
scene.
Cast
- includes both major and minor
characters