Definition: 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.
Anapest is a meter associated with marching. The following is a representation of how a line of anapests would be scanned, with the U indicating an unstressed syllable and the double line a diaeresis: uu-|uu-||uu-|u-.
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Aristotle Tragedy Terminology
Index of terms used by Aristotle to describe and define ancient Greek tragedy.
