Elements of Drama and Conflict

The author of the play is the _

• playwright

• director

• producer

• actor

The internal or external struggle between opposing forces, ideas, or interests that create dramatic tension is called

• tension

• conflict

• resolution

• climax

A character whose traits conflict with the main character in order to highlight the traits of the main character is called the

• protagonist

• antagonist

• foil

• supporting character

A long speech by one single character is called a

• monologue

• dialogue

• soliloquy

• interlude

The part of a drama script that is found in brackets is the

• stage directions

• character dialogue

• scene description

• narrative exposition

This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues on the next line. 

• enjambment

• caesura

• end-stopped line

• alliteration

A long speech by one single character where the character speaks their private thoughts aloud to no one else is called a

• monologue

• soliloquy

• dialogue

• aside

A form of drama in which events lead to the downfall of the main character, often a person of great significance, like a king or hero is called a

• tragedy

• comedy

• melodrama

• farce

The position that is in the middle of the stage closest to the audience is called

• upstage left

• downstage center

• stage right

• upstage center

Correctly identify the fallacy being used in the following argument:

What would you know about labor laws? You don't even have a job.

• Ad Hominem

• Straw Man

• Appeal to Authority

• Slippery Slope