Dramatic Devices Review + Act 1 AMSND

Define 'Act'

• The process of doing something

• A major division of a play

• To perform on a stage

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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

"The use of a comic scene to interrupt a succession of an intensely dramatic moment" is the definition of which dramatic device?

• Complication

• Climax

• Comic relief

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Describe Nick Bottom from Act 1, Scene 2 as a character. Click all that apply

• Lower class / Blue Collar

• One of the "comic relief" characters

• Intelligent
• Comical, Overconfident, Enthusiastic, Foolish

Darth Vader from "Star Wars" is an example of what type of character?

• Antagonist

• Static

• Protagonist

How is Egeus related to Hermia?

• Egeus is Hermia's brother.
• Egeus is Hermia's uncle.
• Egeus is Hermia's father.
• Egeus is Hermia's cousin.

Define 'Aside'

• Words spoken by an actor directly to the audience, which are not "heard" by the other characters on stage during a play.

• To or toward the side

• A comment or discussion that does not relate directly to the main subject being discussed

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

At the end of Helena's soliloquy in Act 1, Scene 1, what plan does she come up with in order to win back the heart of Demetrius?

• Helena decides to confront Demetrius in front of the court.
• Helena plans to tell Demetrius of Hermia's plan to elope into the woods the next night

• Helena intends to ask Lysander for help in winning Demetrius back.
• Helena plans to write a letter to Demetrius expressing her feelings.

Define 'Catharsis'

• Elimination of expression

• Spiritual renewal or release from tension

• The purging of the feelings of pity and fear that, according to Aristotle, occur in the audience of tragic drama.

Which of the following is the correct definition of 'Drama'

• A work of storytelling in which actors represent the characters. It is addressed not to readers but to an audience.

• A state, situation, or series of events involving interesting or intense conflict of forces

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

"The conversation of characters in a literary work" is the definition for which term?

• Dialogue

• Gesture

• Catharsis

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3