WorksheetsPoetic & Dramatic Elements
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Soliloquy
a speech is given by a character while, or as if, alone; literally, “talking to oneself.”
indicating the movement, position, or tone of an actor, or the sound effects and lighting
a lengthy speech that is addressed to other characters.
Monologue
the audience knows something that the character does not
a lengthy speech that is addressed to other characters.
Saying the opposite of what one means
Aside
a remark or passage by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play
an exaggerated statement
a rhetorical technique, often incorporating irony or humor, in which something is represented as less than it actually is
Dramatic irony
Saying the opposite of what one means
a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected
the audience knows something that the character does not
Sonnet
a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
A story/narrative in poetic form.
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.
Understatement
an exaggerated statement
in which something is represented as less than it actually is
a bitter form of irony, intended to taunt or hurt
Prologue
the preface or introduction to a literary work; a speech often in verse addressed to the audience by an actor at the beginning of a play
The author’s specific word choice.
An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning
Stanza
A single line of poetry
A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.
The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.
Tone
An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning
The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line.
The attitude the poem’s narrator (this
may or may not be the actual poet) takes
towards a subject or character: serious,
humorous, sarcastic, ironic, concerned,
tongue-in-cheek, solemn, objective, etc.
Diction
The author’s specific word choice.
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.
A story/narrative in poetic form.
Paradox
a seemingly contradictory statement that on closer examination reveals a deeper truth (e.g., life is but a dream)
a bitter form of irony, intended to taunt or hurt
conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie
Character foil
Saying the opposite of what one means
a secondary character who contrasts with the protagonist in order to highlight aspects of the main character's personality
a bitter form of irony, intended to taunt or hurt
