Elements of Drama Vocabulary Review

Literary work that tells a story and is meant to be acted out and performed is called....

• comedy

• tragedy

• drama

• dramedy

There are three types: _____________________, ______________________, and modern.

• drama, poetry

• set, props

• monologue, dialogue

• comedy, tragedy

A ___________________________ depicts serious and important events that end unhappily.

• comedy

• tragedy

• dramedy

• modern drama

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

A ____________________ ends happily. Although most comedies are funny, they may also make us think and question.

• modern drama

• dramedy

• comedy

• tragedy

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

___________________________ often mixes the serious with the humorous.

It focuses on characters that audiences will identify with rather than look up to.

• dramedy

• modern drama

• comedy

• tragedy

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

A ___________________________ is a person who writes plays.

• playwright

• director

• actor

• producer

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

A _______________________ is the person who leads the actors on the stage.

• playwright

• director

• actor

• producer

The __________________ is the background and scenery used to help transport the audience into the setting of the play.

• stage directions

• script

• props

• set

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

The ________________________ or __________________ are the items handled and held by the actors.

• stage directions

• script

• prop

• set

An _____________________ is a large portion or chunk of the play. Usually there can be up to three in a play.

• act

• scene

• script

• stage direction

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5