The picture above is from the 2009 production of Fences at Boston's Huntington Theater. Kenny Leon directed this production just as he directed the 2010 Broadway production with Denzel Washington and Viola Davis.
And now for terminology....
drama vs. theater (compare with fiction or film)
act, scene
plot (conflict; the narrative arc-- inciting action, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution/denouement; false closure, flashback, foreshadowing)
character (contrast; impact of action; impact of dialogue; impact of stage directions)
setting (place, time,
exposition
Aristotle's unities of drama (action, place, time)
plot-centered vs. character-centered
stage directions
orality -- note that Troy is illiterate
well-made play
coincidence
These are relevant terms for fiction:
types of stories: literary fiction, genre fiction, folktale, graphic fiction (panel), flash fiction
differences between drama/theater and fiction as well as literary fiction and folktale
note literary fiction's relationship to society and individuality
again orality
plot: narrative arc (initial incident etc.), false closure, foreshadowing, flashback, exposition, description, dialogue, epiphany
character: flat vs. round, major vs. minor, protagonist, antagonist, anti-hero, showing vs. telling -- ways to develop character
point of view: 1st person (reliable, unreliable, naive), 2nd person, 3rd person (omniscient, objective, center of consciousness, limited omniscience)
graphic fiction: Note difference between manga and anime. Note that graphic fiction is available in many languages, even simply visual like Blood Song, a novel set in Vietnam.
"Today's Demon: Magic" is actually part of a collection of graphic fiction by Lynda Barry. Another demon was dancing.
How does "Today's Demon: Magic" compare to other graphic fiction you've read? How does it compare to other literary fiction you've read?
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