Drama Terms

Which literary term means the author of the play?

• poet

• playwright

• author

• writer

Which literary term means the person who tells the story?

• speaker

• playwright

• narrator

• writer

Which literary term means a lighter type of drama that is amusing and ends well?

• poetry

• comedy

• drama

• tragedy

Which literary term means a type of play that involves the ruin of the leading characters (something disastrous happens?)

• poetry

• comedy

• drama

• tragedy

Which literary term means the words that are spoken by the actors?

• dialogue

• soliloquy

• monologue

• prologue

Which literary term means a long speech by one single character to other characters?

• dialogue

• soliloquy

• monologue

• prologue

Which literary term means an introductory scene (usually where a narrator summarizes the main action or setting of the scene)?

• dialogue

• soliloquy

• monologue

• prologue

Which literary term means a long speech delivered by a character who is alone on stage (usually reveals the private thoughts of a character?)

• dialogue

• soliloquy

• monologue

• prologue

Which literary term tells the actors how to act on stage? They are usually in parentheses and/or italics?

• stage directions

• instructions

• epilogue

• prologue

Which literary term means an appendix (usually a concluding address) to a play?

• dialogue

• epilogue

• monologue

• prologue