Final Review - Romeo and Juliet and Drama Terms

Front

Smaller part of an act in one location

Back

Scene

Front

Major division of a play

Back

Act

Front

Line spoken to audience or self, not heard by others

Back

Aside

Front

Conversation between characters

Back

Dialogue

Front

Word/Phrase with Dual Meanings

Back

Double Entendre

Front

Irony understood by audience, not characters

Back

Dramatic Irony

Front

Character emphasizing main character's traits by contrast

Back

Foil

Front

Figure of speech with contradictory words

Back

Oxymoron

Front

Long speech by a character alone on stage

Back

Soliloquy

Front

Instruction in a play indicating movement, position, tone, sound effects, or lighting

Back

Stage directions