Drama Terms

a line in which the actor is talking secretly to the audience

• aside

• monologue

• soliloquy

• dialogue

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

lines in which two or more actors are speaking to each other

• aside

• monologue

• soliloquy

• dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

a longer line that a single actor speaks to himself; "thinking out loud"

• aside

• monologue

• soliloquy

• dialogue

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

a longer line that an actor speak to other actors on stage

• aside

• monologue

• soliloquy

• dialogue

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

a type of play that features real people and/or real events

• tragedy

• comedy

• history

• farce

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

a type of play in which the protagonist suffers a slow downfall; ends sadly

• tragedy

• comedy

• history

• farce

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

a type of play characterized by a series of mix-ups and a happy ending

• tragedy

• comedy

• history

• farce

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

a type of play opening in which the action begins immediately

• in media res

• prologue

• frame story

• plot play

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

a story that serves as an introduction to the main story

• in media res

• prologue

• frame story

• plot play

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

a type of play opening in which the story is introduced before the action begins

• in media res

• prologue

• frame story

• plot play

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5