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Drama Literary Terms
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1
What allows actors to know how the work is to be performed?
Stage Hands
Stage Notes
Stage Directions
2
What is the purpose of a
chorus
in a play?
A chorus speaks the prologue and epilogue.
A chorus is the main character.
A chorus is the narrator.
3
True or False. One should be compliant while inside of another person's home.
False
True
4
If you jump from one crush to the next, then your heart/feelings must be...
...stubborn.
...loyal.
...fickle.
5
A play only having a few characters would be classified as which type of play?
one monologue play
one act play
one scene play
one soliloquy play
6
Define
dramatic convention
.
a device used to present a play that the audience accepts
the number of acts in a play
the number of scenes in a play
7
Choose the best answer below that defines
soliloquy
.
a long speech by one character
a long speech between characters
a long speech expressing the thoughts of a character
8
Fill in the blank: A
quatrain
is a ___ made up of ___ lines.
stanza / four
rhythm / four
poem / four
sonnet / four
9
Choose the word that best fits the definition: A fourteen line lyric poem in iambic pentameter.
Sonnet
Blank Verse
Prose
10
A play in which a main character suffers a major downfall is categorized as a .....
comedy.
tragedy.
satire.
11
During a play, everyone can hear an
aside
except for whom?
the other actors
the audience
the person saying the aside
12
A pair of rhyming lines is called a ...
Quatrain
Pun
Couplet
13
If an audience member would like to be closer to an actor, in which way should the actor move?
Stage left
Downstage
Stage right
Upstage
14
Define
dialogue
and identify the type of
punctuation
that surrounds it.
a conversation about feelings; parentheses are around it
a conversation between characters; quotations are around it
a conversation by one character, quotations are around it
a conversation between characters; parentheses are around it
15
The introduction of a literary work is defined as a (an)...
prologue.
epilogue.
scene.
act.
16
Define
drama
.
A drama is a story or play written to be performed.
A drama is literature that tells a story.
A drama is story about an epic hero.
17
Choose the word that best fits the definition: Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter.
Blank verse
Sonnet
Prose
18
Read the statements below and choose the one that is correct.
A scene is a subdivision of an act.
An act is a subdivision of a scene.
19
If an actor faces the audience and moves
stage left
, what did the audience see?
The audience saw the actor move to the left.
The audience saw the actor move toward them.
The audience saw the actor move to the right.
The audience saw the actor move away from them.
20
From the choices below, choose the best example of a
pun
.
It is raining cats and dogs.
Roses are red, violets are blue.
A chicken's favorite car is a coupe.
21
No one can be forced to do anything. We all have ...
...manners.
...good home training.
...common sense.
...free will.
22
If one is assigned an essay, in which form should it be written?
Essay
MLA
Prose
23
A character who suffers from a major downfall in a tragedy is called a (an)
major character.
villain.
tragic hero.
antagonist.
24
A
comedy
is defined as...
An essay that is humorous and usually has a happy ending.
A poem that is humorous and usually has a happy ending.
A story that is humorous and usually has a happy ending.
A play that is humorous and usually has a happy ending.
