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

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In parenthesis or italics to give extra information to the actors

• Stage Directions
• Aside
• dialogue
• monologue

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

A conversation between two (or more) characters

• Aside
• Monologue
• Dialogue
• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

• Monologue
• Soliloquy
• Aside
• Stage Directions

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A character breaks the fourth wall to interact with the audience

• Dialogue
• Imagery
• Stage Directions
• Aside

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

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

• Soliloquy
• Monologue
• Dialogue
• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

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

• Indirect Characterization
• Aside
• Direct Characterization
• Dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Characters that do not change throughout the course of a work

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Characters that are complex and undergo a change

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Characters that are underdeveloped in a text

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

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D