What does the stage direction aside indicate in a play?

What is the central idea in this advice from branch rickey to jackie robinson?  

What is imagery in a play? o o o o a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two different things a literary device that uses vivid language that appeals to the senses a figure of speech in which objects, such as trees, have human attributes a literary device that uses things like animals to express abstract ideas

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.