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The Elements of Drama
The Elements of Drama
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Review of the elements of drama.
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What is monologue?
a long speech made by one character
a conversation between two or more characters
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What is the list of characters in a drama called?
plot
setting
conflict
cast
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the platform on which the actors perform in a theater
stage
catwalk
curtain
house
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speech or a short scene preceding the main action of the play
dialogue
prologue
monologue
epilogue
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What is setting?
time and place
stage directions
conflict
what characters say
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a row of words printed or written across a page or column
scenes
lines
stage directions
acts
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speech or short scene that sometimes follows the main action of a play
epilogue
dialogue
monologue
prologue
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What is the primary purpose of drama?
to entertain with a story
to remind us of the past
to inform
to make the public aware of issues
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Which of the following elements are unique to drama?
conflict, setting, characters
stage directions, scenes, monologue
dialogue, plot, setting
characters, stage directions, scenes
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division of an act, noting a change in time or place
scene
act
prologue
epilogue
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What is dialogue?
a conversation between two or more characters
a long speech made by one character
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What is plot?
the problem or struggle
time and place
what the characters say
the series of events that make up the story
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How is drama different from other kinds of fiction?
Drama has more characters.
Drama is written to be performed in front of an audience.
Drama can have only one setting.
Drama does not have a plot.
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What are stage directions?
instructions for the audience
directions given from the stage
instructions on how to act on stage
tells what is stage left and stage right
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a person adds spoken commentary or tells the story of events, experiences, etc.in a play
character
author
narrator
playwright
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What is conflict?
the words spoken by characters
time and place
the events
the problem or struggle
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the typed version of a play, dialogue, lyrics, and stage directions of a play
adaptation
book
script
lines
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a play taken from a novel, a movie or other literary material
story
adaptation
film
a short
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person who writes or adapts plays
playwright
author
narrator
poet
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inner thoughts of a character spoken alone on stage
aside
monologue
Soliloquy
dialogue
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What is foreshadowing?
a hint of something that is going to happen
when the sun is setting and the landscape is shadowy
casting a long shadow
a transition to a scene or event from the past
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What is the purpose of stage directions?
to provide information on actions of the characters
to provide information about the setting
all of the above
to provide information about how the dialogue should be said
