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WorksheetsDrama and Poetry
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
What does the term 'scene' represent in a drama?
The lesson or message the author is trying to convey
The actions happening in one place at one time
The spoken exchange between characters
The group of lines that are together
What is the definition of 'theme' in literature?
The actions happening in one place at one time
The lesson or message the author is trying to convey
The general term for a performance in which actors impersonate characters
The spoken exchange between characters
What is the general term for a performance in which actors impersonate characters?
The actions happening in one place at one time
The lesson or message the author is trying to convey
The spoken exchange between characters
Drama
What is the definition of 'dialogue' in a literary work?
The actions happening in one place at one time
The spoken exchange between characters
The group of lines that are together
The written language in its ordinary form
What is drama?
A book
A television show
A story being acted out for an audience
A direction on stage.
What does the term 'plot' refer to in a story or drama?
The spoken exchange between characters
The actions happening in one place at one time
The sequence of events or actions, what happens in a story or drama
The group of lines that are together
What does 'stage directions' provide in a drama script?
The actions happening in one place at one time
The lesson or message the author is trying to convey
The written language in its ordinary form
Information on actors' actions and movements
What does the term 'setting' refer to in a story, poem, or drama?
The actions happening in one place at one time
The lesson or message the author is trying to convey
The group of lines that are together
Where and when the events take place
What is a 'line' in a poem?
The actions happening in one place at one time
The spoken exchange between characters
The group of lines that are together
A group of words arranged in a row; they make up the stanza(s) in a poem.
What is a 'stanza' in a poem?
The actions happening in one place at one time
The lesson or message the author is trying to convey
A group of lines that are together; a division of a poem that is composed of two or more lines.
The written language in its ordinary form
A form of writing written in lines and stanzas. A form of literature that uses rhythmic qualities of language to create meaning.
Interview
Poetry
Prose
Drama
A list of all the characters who appear in a drama.
Dialogue
Play
Cast of characters/Cast list
Scene
The number of syllables in a line and how they are accented that creates the poem's beat or rhythm is called
meter
rhyme
line
repetition
A group of lines that are together is called a
meter
stanza
line
theme
The lesson or message the author wants the reader to learn is called
meter
repetition
stanza
theme
When words or phrases are repeated in poetry, it's called
meter
stanza
repetition
line
One line of a poem is called a
meter
line
stanza
rhyme
The text used by actors is called the
stage directions
text
script
description
When characters are talking, that is called
theme
stage directions
plot
dialogue
The words that tell actors where to go and what to do during a drama are called
meter
plot
characters
stage directions
A poem's pattern of rhyming lines is called its
description
rhyme
rhyme scheme
mood
What is the rhyme scheme of this nursery rhyme?
A B A B
A B C A
A B B A
A A B B A
The feeling the author wants you to feel while reading the text is called
mood
meter
rhyme
theme
What is the primary purpose of a soliloquy in a drama?
To advance the plot through dialogue between characters
To provide background information to the audience
To reveal a character's inner thoughts and feelings
To create a humorous effect
Which of the following best describes a 'metaphor' in poetry?
A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
A direct comparison between two unlike things
The repetition of consonant sounds
A type of rhyme scheme
