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.)
I Am American, by Jennifer Tibbetts © This play is reprinted from Plays, The Drama Magazine for Young People with the permission of the publisher Plays/Sterling Partners Inc. 897 Washington Street #600160, Newton, MA 02460
Which term best describes the dramatic element in this excerpt?
(1 point)
dialogue
stage directions
soliloquy
dramatic irony
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.)
I Am American, by Jennifer Tibbetts © This play is reprinted from Plays, The Drama Magazine for Young People with the permission of the publisher Plays/Sterling Partners Inc. 897 Washington Street #600160, Newton, MA 02460
Which term best describes the dramatic element in this excerpt?
(1 point)
dialogue
stage directions
soliloquy
dramatic irony
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The term that best describes the dramatic element in this excerpt is **stage directions**. The excerpt includes descriptions of actions and movements of characters, as well as details about the setting, which are all part of stage directions.