Drama Review Terms

small, moveable objects the characters use

• costumes

• staging

• scenes

• props

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

A play that ends with the death of a main character is called what?

• aside

• tragedy

• comedy

• script

A character who contrasts with or is the opposite of another character...

• foil

• protagonist

• antagonist

• character

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

A "soliloquy" and an "aside" are different from a "monologue" because they are...

• quietly spoken off-stage.

• both discussions between two characters.

• spoken directly to the audience.

Humorous episodes in a dramatic or literary work that offset more serious sections.

• verbal irony

• genre

• comic relief

• foreshadowing

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

What's another word for play?

• Conflict

• Proscenium

• Drama

• Couplet