What is the implicit theme?

Author's ability to create meaning in story thru inferences

What is a universal theme?

An idea that speaks to common human experience

Lines spoken between characters

Written version of speech/actions of performers

What is an explicit theme?

The theme that is directly stated in a literary work or play

What is societal context?

Background /circumstances of settings or time periods

What are stage directions?

Descriptions or comments that provide information to actors

What is an archetype?

Model image, personage or theme that recurs through history

What are dramatic conventions?

Set of rules used in a play for dramatic effect for audience

What is the playwright?

The author of the play or drama

Intentional repetition of phrase, event or idea as a theme

Central or universal idea of a piece of literature or play

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Drama Circle Vocabulary Review

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What is the implicit theme?
Author's ability to create meaning in story thru inferences
An idea that speaks to common human experience
The theme that is directly stated in a literary work or play
Descriptions or comments that provide information to actors
2
The following is an example of:
Stage Direction
Theme
Playwright
Dialogue
3
The following is an example of:
Societal Context
Theme
Dramatic Convention
Dialogue
4
What is a universal theme?
Author's ability to create meaning in story thru inferences
An idea that speaks to common human experience
Descriptions or comments that provide information to actors
The theme that is directly stated in a literary work or play
5
If we know the play takes place in pre-civil rights America in 1957, that is an example of:
Theme
Script
Playwright
Societal Context
6
What is dialogue?
Background /circumstances of settings or time periods
Set of rules used in a play for dramatic effect for audience
Lines spoken between characters
Central or universal idea of a piece of literature or play
7
The following is an example of:
Stage Direction
Dialogue
Theme
Playwright
8
What is a script?
The author of the play or drama
Model image, personage or theme that recurs through history
Written version of speech/actions of performers
Intentional repetition of phrase, event or idea as a theme
9
What is an explicit theme?
The theme that is directly stated in a literary work or play
Author's ability to create meaning in story thru inferences
Descriptions or comments that provide information to actors
An idea that speaks to common human experience
10
What is societal context?
Lines spoken between characters
Set of rules used in a play for dramatic effect for audience
Background /circumstances of settings or time periods
Central or universal idea of a piece of literature or play
11
What are stage directions?
Author's ability to create meaning in story thru inferences
An idea that speaks to common human experience
The theme that is directly stated in a literary work or play
Descriptions or comments that provide information to actors
12
What is an archetype?
Model image, personage or theme that recurs through history
Written version of speech/actions of performers
The author of the play or drama
Intentional repetition of phrase, event or idea as a theme
13
What are dramatic conventions?
Background /circumstances of settings or time periods
Lines spoken between characters
Central or universal idea of a piece of literature or play
Set of rules used in a play for dramatic effect for audience
14
What is the playwright?
Intentional repetition of phrase, event or idea as a theme
The author of the play or drama
Model image, personage or theme that recurs through history
Written version of speech/actions of performers
15
What is a motif?
The author of the play or drama
Intentional repetition of phrase, event or idea as a theme
Model image, personage or theme that recurs through history
Written version of speech/actions of performers
16
What is the theme?
Background /circumstances of settings or time periods
Lines spoken between characters
Central or universal idea of a piece of literature or play
Set of rules used in a play for dramatic effect for audience
17
People say that the jurors have no names because they represent larger societal characters or:
Universal Themes
Archetypes
Explicit themes
Playwrights

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