OMS Unit 6_Grade 7 vocabulary

a form of literature intended to be performed

• drama

• poem

• informative text

the time and place of events that take place

• plot

• setting

• resolution

• rising action

a struggle between opposing forces that unfolds through character's words and actions

• conflict

• falling action

• resolution

• war

a list of all the characters that is usually located at the beginning

• cast of characters

• table of contents

• glossary

• list of characters

the words characters say

• dialogue

• stage direction

• setting

• plot

instructions for how the drama is to be performed; these instructions are usually in parentheses.

• stage direction

• stage instruction

• marks

• stage education

the feeling the playwright creates, such as happy or somber

• mood

• voice

• tone

• stage direction

the playwright's unique style of expression

• voice

• mood

• tone

• irony

the playwright's attitude toward the play, which might be playful or ironic

• mood

• voice

• tone

• irony

in a play, this is where character's say the opposite of what is expected to created humor

• irony

• hyberbole

• assonance

• alliteration