Drama is a story enacted on stage for a live audience. It involves the imitation of actions through speech and symbols to portray life. Drama deals with human emotions and experiences and requires spectators. It is a collaborative art form that influences how dramatic texts are structured differently from other literature due to its collective production and reception. Drama has been considered a genre of poetry since Aristotle contrasted it with epic and lyrical modes, with the purpose of either delighting or instructing audiences.