Review: Drama & Poetry

In a play, an act is made up of __________.

• actors

• uniforms

• stages

• scenes

Stage directions can explain all of the following except:

• the setting

• the meaning of a play

• what the actors do

• how the actors should speak or behave

Using words with the same beginning sound to highlight key words, make a poem memorable, or create a feeling or mood

is called

• rhyme

• rhythm

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

The person that writes a drama...

A conversation between two (or more) characters

• Aside
• Monologue
• Dialogue
• Imagery

The directions telling characters how to speak or act; also about sound, lighting, and props

• stage directions

• scene

• dialogue

• plot

The central message the author wants to convey to the audience

• theme

• plot

• setting

• dialogue

All of the following are TRUE for a lyrical poem EXCEPT

• It is meant to express emotion

• It tells a story for entertainment

• It is short

• It has song-like qualities

Answer explanation

Lyrical poems are meant to express emotion, has song-like qualities and it is short.

What does the term fishbowl mean in the following sentence: "The museum’s architects envisioned a sort of fishbowl effect where visitors in the lobby could feel a part of the action as well."

• a bowl for keeping live fish

• a man-made body of water

• behind the closed doors

• a place open to public view

Which is true about sensory details?

• The purpose is to make writing more detailed and interesting

• They describe at least one of the 5 senses

• Both are true