Drama Vocabulary

Front

What is a small section or portion of a play?

Back

Scene

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

What do we call the dialogue in a drama play?

Back

A conversation between two or more characters.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

What is the author's purpose in a play?

Back

To entertain.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Front

What literary element evokes certain feelings in readers?

Back

Mood.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Front

What are moveable items used in a drama or play called?

Back

Props.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Front

What is the term for a person who writes plays?

Back

Playwright.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

What is the term for the main character in a play?

Back

Protagonist.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

What do we call the opposing force in a story?

Back

Antagonist.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.7.2D

Front

What is the term for the setting of a play?

Back

The time and place where the story occurs.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

What is a script in drama?

Back

The written text of a play.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D