Summarize the major similarities and differences between the forms of drama, poetry, and short stories. In your response can you include at least one...

The
differences of these three types of writing are easier to understand than perhaps their
similarities. 

Drama is often written in the form of a play.  It is divided
into acts, which are further subdivided into scenes.  Drama can be comedic or tragic, but only
includes the dialogue the characters are saying, sometimes accompanied by stage directions,
which indicate what the characters are doing.  Some people consider drama or plays difficult to
read because the reader needs to use his/her imagine to find out what's going on, rather than
the author's descriptions.  Drama is alos meant to be acted out or read out loud, rather than
read on the page.  SOme examples of drama are any of Shakespeare's plays, Oedipus
Rex and Antigone by Sophocles, The Importance of
Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornotn
Wilde, and The Glass Menagerie by Tennesee Williams.

Poetry stands out in its form--that...