Thornton wilder - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is the plot element that starts off the MDQ? Ans: inciting incident T/F The word drama derives from the Greek word "dran" Ans: T T/F There is never a "doubleness" present in live theatre Ans: false T/F The paradox of live theatre is that it is spontaneous, yet scripted and rehearsed Ans: true The plot element which consists of complications or minor crises or obstacles to be overcome Ans: rising action 2 Drama is Ans: pure action Theatre evolved from: Ans: ritual, storyte...

What is Efficient Cause of Art? - Answer- Is the style of how an artist uses materials. What is the Final Cause of Art? - Answer- This is the finished product. What is TheatER - Answer- Building What is TheaRE - Answer- The craft/art Who coined the term "William Suspension of Disbelief?" - Answer- Samuel T. Coleridge Define perpetual tense. - Answer- The events occurring on stage are happening for the very first time in he lives of the characters in the story. Who coined the ...

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Quiz Bowl Literature Latest Update Graded A+ Our Town (Thornton Wilder, 1938) A sentimental story that takes place in the village of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire just after the turn of the 20th century, Our Town is divided into three acts: "Daily Life" (Professor Willard and Editor Webb gossip on the everyday lives of town residents); "Love and Marriage" (Emily Webb and George Gibbs fall in love and marry); and "Death" (Emily dies while giving birth, and her spirit converses ...

OUR TOWN SUMMER READING STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% Author - correct answer Thornton Wilder Type of work - correct answer Play Genre - correct answer Wilder's play defies most conventional theatrical genres. It is neither a comedy nor a tragedy, neither a romance nor a farce. It is, rather, a contemplative work concerning the human experience. Language - correct answer English Time and place written - correct answer , United States Date of first publication - corre...

Abeka American Literature Test 2 Questions And Answers 100% Pass Edgar Allen Poe - answerintroduced the detective story O. Henry - answerused the surprise ending Sarah Orne Jewett - answerwrote "Town Poor" Stephen Crane - answera correspondent who wrote about his shipwreck in "The Open Boat" Thornton Wilder - answerwell-known novelist and playwright who wrote "The Unerring Instinct" Washington Irving - answerfirst American short story writer satire - answerWhat is the ...

ABCTE ELA Exam 202 Questions with Verified Answers Paragraph - CORRECT ANSWER A group of connected sentences covering one main topic in a work of prose (such as novels) Stanza - CORRECT ANSWER A group of verses covering one main topic in a work of poetry Couplets - CORRECT ANSWER two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit. Dialogue - CORRECT ANSWER Conversation between characters, typically in a play Monologue or Soliloquy - CORRECT ANSWE...

This document is a chapter by chapter summary of Our Town by Thornton Wilder. This includes key figurative language as well as a list of character summaries.

ABCTE ELA Exam 202 Questions with Verified Answers Paragraph - CORRECT ANSWER A group of connected sentences covering one main topic in a work of prose (such as novels) Stanza - CORRECT ANSWER A group of verses covering one main topic in a work of poetry Couplets - CORRECT ANSWER two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit. Dialogue - CORRECT ANSWER Conversation between characters, typically in a play Monologue or Soliloquy - CORRECT ANSWE...

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