Elements of Drama

Front

What is the term for words spoken by an actor on stage that is intended to be heard only by the audience and not by the characters on the stage?

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Aside

Front

What is the term for the lines spoken between characters in fiction or a play?

Back

Dialogue

Front

What is it called when a character says or does something that he or she does not fully grasp but is understood by the audience?

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Dramatic irony

Front

What are descriptions or instructions in a play that provide information about characters, dialogue, setting, and actions called?

Back

Stage directions

Front

What is the dramatic convention in which a speech is given by a character while or as if alone, literally 'talking to oneself'?

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Soliloquy

Front

What is the basic sequence of events in a story called?

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Plot

Front

What is the method called in which an author constructs a character by explicitly stating aspects of his/her personality and appearance or by revealing aspects of a character through their actions, thoughts, speech, other characters, etc.?

Back

Characterization

Front

What is humorous criticism or exaggeration used to accentuate another character's faults or ignorance called?

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Satire

Front

What is the central or universal idea of a literary work that often relates to morals and/or values and speaks to the human experience/condition called?

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Theme

Front

What literary works are intended to be performed?

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Drama