Elements of Drama and Poetry

Front

What are the events of a story called?

Back

Plot

Front

What do we call it when characters are talking?

Back

Dialogue

Front

What is the term for the number of syllables in a line that creates a poem's beat?

Back

Meter

Front

What do we call a group of lines that are together in a poem?

Back

Stanza

Front

What is the attitude a character shows in a text called?

Back

Tone

Front

What is the main idea or message of a story called?

Back

Theme

Front

What do we call the time and place in which a story occurs?

Back

Setting

Front

What is a repeated sound at the end of lines in poetry called?

Back

Rhyme

Front

What do we call the instructions in a play that tell actors how to move?

Back

Stage Directions

Front

What is the feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates for the reader?

Back

Mood