Epirrhema

Related Resources • Greek and Latin Prosody • Dochmiacs • Iambic Trimeter • Anapests • Tragedy: Setting the Stage • Terminology for Drama (especially tragedy) • Other Features on Drama

Modern screenplays consist of dialogues among individuals. Ancient tragedy began as a conversation between a single actor and a chorus. A second and third actor were added -- eventually.

Epirrhema is the section of a play in which one actor or the chorus speaks or chants lines as a response.

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