Drama Vocabulary Review

A combination of seemingly contradictory words

• Oxymoron

• Malapropism

• Aside

• Monologue

• Soliloquy

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

A character in a play who possesses contradictory or opposite traits as the protagonist; used to highlight certain traits of the protagonist

• Supermoron

• Oxymoron

• Antagonist

• Dramatic Foil

• Tragic Flaw

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

A long speech by one character

• Monologue

• Soliloquy

• Aside

• Prologue

• Epilogue

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Romeo and Benvolio

• Fighters

• Roommates

• Cousins

• Dramatic Foils

• Antagonists

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Romeo falls in love with Juliet before he knows her name. Meanwhile, the audience already knows her name and that she is the daughter of his family enemy. This is known as what?

• Dramatic Foil

• Twist of Fate

• Foreshadowing

• Dramatic Irony

• Tragic Fault

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

When Juliet delivers her "Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo" speech, this is known as what?

• Monologue

• Soliloquy

• Aside

• Tragic Flaw

• Prose

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A short speech or line by an actor/character expressing thoughts and/or feelings; this speech reveals thoughts and/or feelings and is directed toward the audience (the other characters on stage cannot hear this)

• Inside Joke

• Whisper

• Monologue

• Soliloquy

• Aside

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Subdivision of a play.

• Act

• Comedy

• Plot

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A play that ends happily.

• Tragedy

• Comedy

• Melodrama

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Subdivision of an act.

• Tragedy

• Comedy

• Scene

• Actor

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D