Drama terms

Question 1

When a character voices his or her thoughts aloud when he or she is alone on stage.

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Soliloquy

Question 2

A further division within an Act.

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Scene

Question 3

Identify the literary term shown in the following image:

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Personification

Question 4

A speech given by ONE character, only one character, speaking at length.

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Monologue

Question 5

Words spoken by a character directly to the audience usually to give the audience info.

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Aside

Question 6

When the audience knows something that the characters do not know.

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Dramatic irony

Question 7

A play on words.

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Pun

Question 8

A character who is almost exactly the opposite of another character, used to make a comparison.

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Foil

Question 9

An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected.

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Situational irony

Question 10

Identify the following image:

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Theater of Dionysus

Question 11

Identify the literary term shown in the following image:

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Verbal irony

Question 12

Instructions that serve as a guide to directors, set/lighting designers, performers & readers.

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Stage directions

Question 13

A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.

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Oxymoron

Question 14

A literary form written for performance in which dialogue tells the story.

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Drama

Question 15

Identify the literary term shown in the following image:

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Foreshadowing

Question 16

A division of a play much like a chapter of a novel.

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Act

Question 17

The development of events beyond a person's control--determined by a supernatural power.

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Fate

Question 18

The words characters say to each other.

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Dialogue

Question 19

A dramatic work that presents the downfall of a dignified character or characters.

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Tragedy

Question 20

A story that ends happily, usually involves common people, often has humorous situations.

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Comedy

Question 21

A group of characters in Greek tragedy who comment on the action without participation in it.

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Chorus

Question 22

A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work.

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Theme

Question 23

The Greek term for ode--allowing the chorus to reflect on preceding action and dialogue.

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Stasimon

Drama terms

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