drama terms

reference in one work of literature to a person, place, or event

• allusion

• simile

• aside

• couplet

extended comparison showing the similarities between two things

• theme

• climax

• analogy

• pun

character or force that works against the protagonist and introduces the conflict

• protagonist

• antagonist

words spoken by a character in a play- usually intended for others on stage not to hear

• prologue

• monologue

• aside

• silique

unrhymed iambic pentameter

• sonnet

• couplet

• blank verse

• pun

personality a character displays; also how the author reveals a character's personality

• characterization

• theme

• irony

• symbol

point of greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense

• rising action

• exposition

• climax

• falling action

struggle between opposing forces

• conflict

• dramatic irony

• motivation

• oxymoron

two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme

• iambic pentameter

• couplet

• blank verse

writer's choice of words for clarity, effectiveness, and precision

• imagery

• diction

• pun