Drama Terms
Authored by Taylor Marple
English
9th - 12th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 sec • 1 pt
Act
lines spoken by one character
an introductory speech
the playwright's instructions to the actors
the major division in a play; can be divided into scenes
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 sec • 1 pt
Antagonist
a character or force against which another character struggles
the events in a the play
a character who undergoes little to no inner change
the invisible division between the characters and the audience
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 sec • 1 pt
Aside
a parallel or smaller plot that coexists with the main action of the play
a conversation between two or more characters
when a character says something to the audience that isn't heard by the other characters
the events in the play
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 sec • 1 pt
Chorus
a group of characters who act like narrators and comment on the action without participating
a character's main drive or purpose
the major division in a play; can be divided into scenes
the invisible division between the characters and the audience
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 sec • 1 pt
Comedy
a secondary character whose situation parallels the main character
a type of drama in which characters experience a reversal in fortune, usually for the worse
a dramatic work in which the main theme is triumph over adverse circumstances
hinting at what is to come- sometimes through an object that becomes important later in the play
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 sec • 1 pt
Dialogue
the arrogant pride in a character that will ultimately lead to their downfall
a conversation between two or more characters
a character who undergoes little to no change
an introductory speech that introduces background information or characters
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 sec • 1 pt
Dynamic Character
this person undergoes an important change or development during the play
a type of drama in which characters experience a reversal in fortune, usually for the worse
a hero's weakness, usually resulting in their demise
a character's main drive or purpose
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.7
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