Poetry and Drama Terms

Front

What is a long speech given on stage to other characters?

Back

Monologue

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

Front

What is a short remark or a conspiratorial whisper delivered only for the audience's benefit?

Back

Aside

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

Front

What is the pattern of rhyme in a poem?

Back

Rhyme scheme

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

Front

What do you call words that share either the same consonant OR vowel sound (but not both)?

Back

Near rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

What provides insight into the life of a literary piece?

Back

Theme

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

Front

What is a conversation between two or more characters in a play?

Back

Dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

Front

What is a speech in which a character speaks their thoughts aloud, often when alone?

Back

Soliloquy

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

Front

What is the repetition of similar sounds, usually at the end of lines in poetry?

Back

Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Front

What is a recurring idea or message in a literary work?

Back

Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

Front

What is the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities in literature?

Back

Symbolism

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3