Literary Genres: Drama, Film, Novel, Poetry

Which genre tells a story that has events that could happen in real life?

• realistic fiction
• science fiction
• fantasy
• historical fiction

writing that is meant to be acted on a stage (a play)

• poetry
• drama
• folklore
• fiction

lines of dialogue and directions for actors, scenes, and acts

• mystery

• poetry

• play

• novel

In a play, "the script" is made up of

• The props

• The setting

• The lines of dialogue

• The Actors

The basic structural outline of the story. What is the story about?

• Plot

• Dialogue

• Script

• Mood

The movement of the characters in a scene.

• Blocking

• Theme

• Props

• Setting

The word "genre" means...

• an animal
• a kind or type
• a food
• a genius

A long, uninterrupted speech by a character in a play?

• monologue

• soliloquy

A character who provides a contrast

to another character.

• monologue

• foil

• iambic pentameter

• aside

Contrast between what the audience perceives and what a

character does NOT know.

• dramatic irony

• foil

• iambic pentameter

• aside