Drama Term

Anything that a character interacts with on the stage is called a _____.

• setting

• prop

• stage direction

• scene

A story that is meant to be acted out in front of an audience. It is usually performed on a stage.

• drama/play

• poem

• genre

• narrative

Descriptions or directions in a script that tell HOW the play is performed. Often tells the characters where to stand and what to do. What is this called?

• instructions

• orders

• stage directions

• stage instructions

Any movable object that appears on stage during a performance, except for costume or scenery.

• line

• foil

• prop

• cast

A long speech given by a character that expresses inner thoughts aloud to himself and the audience.

• soliloquy

• aside

• monologue

• dialogue

When the audience knows more than the characters in the drama, that is...

• characterization

• Situational irony

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

What is an Act of a play?

• It's the script of a play.

• Small sections of a play, usually within multiple scenes.

• A major section of a play, usually made up of several scenes.

• It is the part of the play that tells the audience the setting.

The author of a play is called what?

• playwright

• author

• novelist

• poet

The main character in a play or story is called what?

• antagonist

• protagonist

• foil

• actor

A character in conflict with the main character is called what?

• foil

• protagonist

• antagonist

• tragic hero