Elements of Drama

Dramas are divided into large units called _____.

• genres

• acts

• scenes

• parts

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

____ is the term used when the audience knows something that the characters on stage do not know.

• Dramatic irony

• irony

• Situational irony

• Verbal irony

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

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

• monologue

• pun

• soliloquy

• dramatic foil

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Acts are divided into smaller units called ____.

• genres

• chorus

• dialogue

• scenes

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

A technique that is used to interrupt a serious part of a literary work by introducing lighthearted humor

• comedy

• dramatic foil

• comic relief

• alliteration

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

A character who provides contrast to another character

• dramatic foil

• cast of characters

• antagonist

• protagonist

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In Romeo and Juliet, Tybalt is a dramatic foil of _____.

• Mercutio

• Capulet

• Benvolio

• Prince Escalus (Prince of Verona)

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A(n) _____ is a short speech delivered by a character in a play in order to express his or her true thoughts or feelings

• soliloquy

• pun

• aside

• monologue

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

A(n) ____ is a humorous play on words including a word with two or more meanings, or two words that sound alike but have different meanings

• comic relief

• pun

• dramatic irony

• epithet

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

A group of narrators who sum up or preview the action

• cast of characters

• chorus

• bards

• playwrights

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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