Drama Terms

A speech by one character in a play

• monologue

• soliloquy

• dialogue

• linear time

A conversation between characters

• monlogue

• dialogue

• activity

• conflict

A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on a stage

• flashback

• monologue

• activity

• soliloquy

The _____________________ is the action or main events that happen in a drama.

• theme
• plot
• cast
• act

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

Small sections of a play are ___________.  Each one usually takes place in a specific time and place.

• acts
• plot
• theme
• scene

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

The ________ is the main idea the writer is trying to make in a play.

• scene
• theme
• stage directions
• playwright

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

When a play has specific instructions about scenery, costumes, and details on how the actors should act, the play has _____________.

• theme
• plot
• stage directions
• cast of characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What is the name of the list of characters and how they are related?

• cast of characters
• monologue
• stage directions
• drama

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

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

A story that is intended to be performed by actors is known as a __________________.

• play
• drama
• comedy
• tragedy

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

What is the name of the main units that often divide a play?

• scene
• script
• monologue
• act

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10