Dramatic Elements Vocab

The process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, thoughts

• Indirect characterization
• Direct characterization
• flat character
• round character

In parenthesis or italics to give extra information to the actors

• Stage Directions
• Aside
• dialogue
• monologue

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.W.7.3B

A conversation between two (or more) characters

• Aside
• Monologue
• Dialogue
• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.W.7.3B

A solitary speech in which is the character is speaking to himself or herself

• Monologue
• Soliloquy
• Aside
• Stage Directions

A character breaks the fourth wall to interact with the audience

• Dialogue
• Imagery
• Stage Directions
• Aside

A solitary speech in which the actor is speaking uninterruptedly and the other characters may or may not be listening.

• Soliloquy
• Monologue
• Dialogue
• Imagery

When the author makes statements about a character's personality directly to the reader

• Indirect Characterization
• Aside
• Direct Characterization
• Dialogue

Characters that do not change throughout the course of a work

• Dynamic Character
• Static Character
• Flat Character
• Round Character

Characters that are complex and undergo a change

• dynamic character
• Flat character
• round character
• static character

Characters that are underdeveloped in a text

• Flat Character
• Round Character
• Static Character
• Dynamic Character