Elements of Drama

What format is a drama written in?

• stage play: includes dialogue and stage directions

• poetic: includes rhyme scheme and figurative language

• fictional: includes theme and a plot line

• nonfictional: includes a story from one's past and a lesson

• There is no specific format for a drama. It can be in any format

What is a scene in drama?

• a small portion of a play where the action takes place in a specific setting and moment in time

• a large division of a full-length play, sometimes separated from the other acts by an intermission

• plot action that involves conflict, tension, suspense, uncertainty, and/or fear to entice audience engagement

What is an act in drama?

• a small portion of a play where the action takes place in a specific setting and moment in time

• literary works written in a stage play format which includes dialogue and stage directions that is intended to be performed 

• plot action that involves conflict, tension, suspense, uncertainty, and/or fear to entice audience engagement

• a large division of a full-length play, sometimes separated from the other acts by an intermission

Dramatic action is included in plays. Dramatic action involves building up the ____, using uncertainty, and developing the conflict.

This engages the audience!

• tension/suspense

• characters

• acts/scenes

• a love interest

• an intermission

Which of the following are typically included in a script for a play or movie?

Select all 3 that apply

• dialogues (2+ people are talking)

• monologues (1 person is talking to themselves or an audience)

• stage directions (telling each character what to do)

• rhyme scheme (a rhyming word at the end of each sentence)

• stanzas and lines (the grouping and organizations of phrases)

Foreshadowing is when...

• a writer references something else within their writing

• when the conflict or resolution is hinted at beforehand (usually indirectly)

• the conflict has been built up to create suspense

• the lighting is casted incorrectly on the characters to create distracting shadows on the stage.

The things a character feels/does/acts effects the play's _____

• plot and outcome

• time and place

• setting

• writer and audiences