Drama Terms

The imaginary wall of the stage that is "removed" to allow the audience to see the action.

The main character of a literary work.

A speech in a play that is meant to be heard by the audience but not other characters on stage.

A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.

A character or force against which another character struggles.

A character who contrasts and parallels the main character.

A speech by a single character without another character's response.

Giving inanimate objects or abstract concepts human-like characteristics.

The repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the beginning of words.

A contrast between what is stated and what is implied.

The associations called up by a word that goes beyond its dictionary meaning.

The dictionary meaning of a word.

The use of a comic scene to interrupt a succession of intensely tragic dramatic moments.

A humorous, mocking imitation of a literary work; sometimes sarcastic but often playful.

Hints of what is to come in the action of a play or story.

A comparison between essentially unlike things without a comparative word such as like or as.

Words spoken by an actor that are not heard by the other characters on stage.

A figure speech involving exaggeration.

Repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sentence.

A struggle between opposing forces.