The primary objective of all literary genres, including drama, film, prose, and poetry, is to present a story or concept that explores or explains the truth about human experience to the audience or readers. The common elements between these genres are plot, theme, setting, characters, and dialogue.
Dramas are written to be performed in front of an audience, whereas prose, poetry, and short stories are usually meant to be read. Sometimes poems, short stories, and excerpts from prose texts are recited before a group of people (such as at readings at a bookstore or literary event), but that is unlike performing dramas. Dramas also differ from films. While drama is a live performance of a story in front of an audience, a film is a recorded performance of a story that is screened at a movie theater or on TV.
