Use the passage to answer the question.

I Am American by Jennifer Tibbets
(Drumbeat stops. MAX exits right. JANE BRADFORD enters left and walks down left. SILHOUETTES line up one behind the other up left and sway as though cramped together on a sailing ship, slowly making their way across the back of the stage. They quietly whistle wind sounds as they move.)
Which term best describes the dramatic element in this excerpt?(1 point)Responses
stage directions
dialogue
soliloquy
dramatic irony

1 answer

The term that best describes the dramatic element in this excerpt is stage directions. The passage includes descriptions of characters' movements and actions, which indicate how they should behave on stage.