Elements of Drama

Front

Drama is

Back

a story told in dialogue by performers

Front

A playwright is

Back

a writer of a play

Front

Acts in a play

Back

units of action in a play

Front

Scenes are

Back

small units of acts

Front

Dramatic speech

Back

conversation that moves the story's action

Front

Monologue

Back

a long speech made by a character

Front

Soliloquy

Back

a speech made by one character alone on the stage

Front

Which of the following stage directions indicates how a character acts?

(angrily)

,

(loudly)

,

(gesturing wildly)

,

(in a soft whisper)

Back

(gesturing wildly)

Front

A plot structure includes... in this order: Exposition, rising action, _______________, falling action and _______________.

Back

climax and resolution

Front

What are stage directions in a play?

Back

The information provided in a play to offer guidance to the actors
and director as to what they should be going.