Drama Terms & Intro to Theatre

Which of the following is NOT a genre of drama?

• comedy

• tragedy

• non-fiction

• melodrama

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Match the following

• the protagonist wins

• Spectacle

• humorous and serious

• Comedy

• a striking performance

• Tragedy

• the protagonist loses

• Farce

• makes fun of manners and customs

• Melodrama

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which word best describes the following definition?

"prose or poetry + entertainment = an insight into human behavior; meant to be performed;

• Drama

• Melodrama

• Dramatic Irony

• Dramatic Reading

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Match the following

• Long speech by a character to others on stage

• Acts

• contrast or opposite characters

• Monologue

• Emotional or psychological release

• Soliloquy

• Long speech by a character alone on stage

• Catharsis

• major division in a play

• Foil

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which is NOT a reason for drama?

• to reflect human behavior

• to please the Gods

• to amuse the audience

• to sacrifice for the Gods

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Mostly, plays were tragedies, showing how human ​ (a)   , or pride, can be a character’s ​ (b)   , the tragic flaw; the weakness in a character that leads to destruction.

• hubris
• tragic flaw
• fatal flaw
• tragicomedy

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Which word best describes the definition?

"A person or thing, by contrast or opposite, makes another character seem better or more prominent"

• Aside

• Foil

• Monologue

• Set

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which word best describes the following definition?

"When the character speaks to him/herself; when a character’s thoughts are revealed with no listeners present; the audience can hear this speech, but other characters on stage cannot"

• Soliloquy

• Monologue

• Dramatic Irony

• Catharsis

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which word best describes the following definition?

"Creates a tension in the audience’s mind because the audience knows what is happening while the characters on stage do not"

• Soliloquy

• Monologue

• Dramatic Irony

• Dramatic Play

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

How does Shakespeare write his poetry?

• Radio Play

• Pantomime

• Dramatic Irony

• Iambic Pentameter

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10