Dramatic Terms

Act is defines as

• A major time division in a play.
• A minor time division in a play.
• A chapter in a book.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

An aside is 

• Character speaks directly to audience.
• A speech at the beginning of a play.
• A conversation between two or more characters in a play.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The Chorus

• sings beautiful music to audience.
• narrates the story
• comment on the action, often providing details.
• give instructions to actors.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Dialogue is

• one character speaking alone on stage.
• two or more characters speaking on stage.
• a comedy routine.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Epilogue is 

• a character speaking alone on stage.
• two or more characters speaking on stage.
• section at the end of the play, serves as a final comment.
• speech at the beginning of 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

Monologue is

• a conversation between two or more characters.
• a character speaking alone on stage.
• a speech at the beginning of a play.
• a concluding speech.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Prologue is

• a minor time division in a play.
• a character speaking alone on stage.
• a speech at the beginning of the play,
• a log that is no longer an amateur. 

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

A scene is 

• a major time division in a play.
• a minor time division in a play.
• the back story of a play

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Soliloquy is 

• a character speaking alone on stage.
• a character letting the audience know how he really feels.
• both are correct.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Stage directions are

• the speech between characters.
• the construction of the stage.
• written instructions to actors.
• North, South, East and West.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10