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General Vocabulary for Dramas.
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What is an Antagonist?
A main character's opposing character or force.
The bad guy.
The hero.
A main character.
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What is a Scene in a Drama?
A major division within a play similar to a chapter in a book.
Any physical object used in a Drama.
A long uninterrupted speech by a character alone on stage.
A small division within an act that usually takes place in once spot/time.
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What is an Act in Drama?
Used in early Greek tragedies to comment on the actions of the play.
A major division in a play similar to a chapter in a book.
Instructions written to show how a play should be performed.
A character who remains the same throughout the story and doesn't change.
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What is a round character?
The protagonist of a literary story.
A character who is complex and has a variety of traits and sides to him/her
A character who is not highly developed in a story.
A character who eats too much.
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What is dramatic irony?
When a reader knows something a character does not.
A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that adds melody.
A main character in a literary work.
Painted backdrop or structures that show the setting of a play.
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What is a tragic hero?
None of these
A protagonist who has a character flaw that leads to his downfall.
A character with a tragic past that effects his decisions.
A character who disrupts the plot on purpose.
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What is a Cast of Characters?
A character who is not highly developed.
Less prominent characters.
The way a writer creates characters' personalities.
A list of characters in order of appearance in a play script.
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What is a main character?
The less prominent characters.
A character who remains the same throughout a literary work.
The most important character(s) in a literary work.
A character who changes throughout a literary work.
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What are minor characters?
The less prominent characters.
A character who changes throughout a literary work.
The most important character(s) in a literary work.
A character who remains the same throughout a literary work.
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What is scenery?
A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that adds melody.
When a reader knows something a character does not.
A main character in a literary work.
Painted backdrop or structures that show the setting of a play.
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What is plot?
The sequence of events in a story.
A major division in a play similar to a chapter of a book.
A short addition at the end of a literary work to give future knowledge.
Written conversation between characters.
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What is irony?
A character who provides a striking opposition to another character.
A short addition to the end of a book to tell the characters' futures.
A short addition to the front of the book that includes the conflict/theme.
An event that is the opposite of reality.
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What is meter?
When a reader knows something a character does not.
A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that adds melody.
Painted backdrop or structures that show the setting of a play.
A main character in a literary work.
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What is dialogue in a Drama?
The less prominent (important) characters in a literary work.
The way a writer creates and develops the characters’ personalities.
The principal character or force in opposition(against) to a protagonist.
Written conversation between characters.
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What is a flat character?
A character who eats too much.
A character who is not highly developed in a story.
The protagonist of a literary story.
A character who is complex and has a variety of traits and sides to him/her
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What is a dynamic character?
A character who remains the same throughout a literary work.
The most important character(s) in a literary work.
A character who changes throughout a literary work.
The less prominent characters.
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What is a script?
The text of a play, film, or broadcast.
The time and place of a play.
The events that happen in a literary work.
An error in judgement that leads to a character's downfall.
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What is a soliloquy?
A long uninterrupted speech by one character given to other characters.
A long uninterrupted speech given by a character alone on stage.
A short remark that one or more characters cannot "hear."
None of these.
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What is a prologue?
A character who provides a striking opposition to another character.
An event that is the opposite of reality.
A short addition to the end of a book to tell the characters' futures.
A short addition to the front of the book that includes the conflict/theme.
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What is dialect?
Written conversation between two or more characters.
A short remark that other characters cannot "hear."
A form of language spoken in a certain area. A written accent.
The character list in a play.
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What is character?
An error in judgement that results in a downfall.
The text of a play, film, or broadcast.
Written conversation between characters.
The people who participate in the action in a literary work.
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What is an aside?
A long uninterrupted speech given by a character alone on stage.
A short remark that one or more characters cannot "hear."
A long uninterrupted speech by one character given to other characters.
None of these.
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What is an epilogue?
An event that is the opposite of reality.
A character who provides a striking opposition to another character.
A short addition to the front of the book that includes the conflict/theme.
A short addition to the end of a book to tell the characters' futures.
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What is a History in Drama?
None of these.
A light and humorous dramatic work that ends happily.
A dramatic work that encompasses history and historical figures.
A dramatic work that has a hero meets a downfall because of a flaw.
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What is a Comedy in Drama?
A dramatic work that has a tragic hero meet a downfall because of a flaw.
None of these.
A light and humorous dramatic work that ends happily.
A dramatic work that encompasses history and historical figures.
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What is a monologue?
A long uninterrupted speech given by a character alone on stage.
A short remark that one or more characters cannot "hear."
A long uninterrupted speech by one character given to other characters.
None of these.
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What is a screenplay?
The text of a play, film, or broadcast.
None of these.
A script written for film.
A poem.
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What are stage directions?
The most important characters in a literary work.
Written conversation between two or more characters.
The principal character or force in opposition(against) to a protagonist.
Instructions written into a drama for how the drama should be performed.
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What is setting?
The scenery on a stage.
The time and place of a story.
None of these.
The props used in a play.
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What is a Tragedy in Drama?
None of these.
A dramatic work that encompasses history and historical figures.
A dramatic work that has a hero meets a downfall because of a flaw.
A light and humorous dramatic work that ends happily.
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What is a protagonist?
When a reader knows something a character does not.
A main character in a literary work.
A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that adds melody.
Painted backdrop or structures that show the setting of a play.
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What is a foil?
A short addition to the front of the book that includes the conflict/theme.
A character who provides a striking opposition to another character.
A short addition to the end of a book to tell the characters' futures.
An event that is the opposite of reality.
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What is a chorus?
None of these.
A group of people who are observers and are used to comment on the action.
The protagonist of a play.
A group of people who sing or play instruments for a play.
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What is a tragic flaw?
An error in judgement or purpose that leads to a character's downfall.
An ugly character.
None of these.
The tragic past of a hero.
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What is a static character?
A character who remains the same throughout a literary work.
The less prominent characters.
The most important character(s) in a literary work.
A character who changes throughout a literary work.
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What is a prop?
The time and place of a literary work.
Comes from the word property and it is any object used in a play.
The text of a play, film, or broadcast.
Painted backdrop or structures that makes up the setting.
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What is characterization?
The protagonist opposing the antagonist.
None of these.
A character who doesn't change throughout a literary work.
The way in which an author creates his characters' personalities.
