DRAMA TERMS

A Play. It is meant to be performed on a stage for an audience.

• Drama

• Narrator

• Playwright

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

The person that tells the story.

• Drama

• Narrator

• Playwright

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

The author of the play.

• Drama

• Narrator

• Playwright

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

The words that are spoken by the actors.

• Dialogue

• Monologue

• Soliloquy

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

A long speech delivered by a character who is alone onstage (typically reveals the private thoughts of a character).

• Dialogue

• Monologue

• Soliloquy

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7

A long speech by one single character to other characters.

• Dialogue

• Monologue

• Soliloquy

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

They give directions to the actors about how to act on stage. They are usually placed in parentheses and/or in italics.

• Act

• Scene

• Stage Directions

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

A large section of a play.

• Act

• Scene

• Stage Directions

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

A part of an act. (Smaller section of a play)

• Act

• Scene

• Stage Directions

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

An introductory scene. (It is usually where a narrator summarizes the main action or sets the scene for the audience.)

• Epilogue

• Prologue

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9