Elements of Drama Vocab

Match the following

• Spoken words between characters in play.

• Dialogue

• Smaller divisions within acts, often use

• Script

• Instructions that tell actor what to do.

• Acts

• The written text of a play.

• Scene

• The major divisions in a play

• Stage Directions

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

A literary work intended for the theater, involving characters, conflict, and dialogue.

• Monologue

• Drama

• Comedy

• Stage Direction

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

A (a)   is the person who writes a play or ​ (b)  

• Playwright
• Script
• Cast
• Dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.5

What is the name for a long speech by one character in a play or movie?

• Monologue

• Drama

• Comedy

• Stage Direction

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

An inference is...

• A) Text evidence + what you know, educated guess.

• B) Retelling a text

• C) Guessing

• D) Information written directly into the text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

A humorous play that has a light tone and a happy ending.

• Foil

• Comedy

• Tragedy

• Act

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

A brief monologue for the audience that is unheard by other characters.

• Line

• Monologue

• Act

• Aside

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

An extended speech given by a character that expresses inner thoughts aloud to himself and the audience.

• Aside

• Monologue

• Soliloquy

• Act

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

A play that ends with the death of a main character.

• Foil

• Tragedy

• Comedy

• Line

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.3

Objects or items used by actors during a performance.

• Scene

• Dialogue

• Set

• Props

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4