ENG II Drama Terms

A major division of the action of drama

• Aside
• Act
• Scene
• Dramatic Irony

When an actor speaks directly to the audience so other characters cannot hear

• Scene
• Aside
• Monologue
• Foil

Use of words to express something different from or often opposite their literal meaning

• Paradox
• Aside
• Solioquy
• Irony

A division of an act, usually to help separate plot elements, change in time and location

• Act
• Aside
• Scene
• Paradox

When the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play

• Dramatic Irony
• Paradox
• Aside
• Foil

A statement that seems to contradict itself but is, nevertheless true.

• Monologue
• Paradox
• Foil
• Dialogue

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

When two characters are speaking

• Paradox
• Soliloquy
• Dialogue
• Monologue

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Something that happens that the audience does not expect to happen

• Scene
• Stage Directions
• Tragic Flaw
• Situational Irony

Characters who qualities are in contrasts to the main protagonist

• Foil
• Tragic Flaw
• Tragic Hero
• Monologue 

Actor speaks thoughts to another “invisible” character that is not on stage

• Paradox
• Soliloquy
• Monologue
• Aside