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WorksheetsElements of Drama
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the term for words spoken by an actor on stage that is intended to be heard only by the audience and not by the characters on the stage?
Aside
Monologue
Dialogue
Soliloquy
What is the term for the lines spoken between characters in fiction or a play?
Dialogue
Monologue
Narration
Soliloquy
What is it called when a character says or does something that he or she does not fully grasp but is understood by the audience?
Dramatic irony
Foreshadowing
Metaphor
Allusion
What are descriptions or instructions in a play that provide information about characters, dialogue, setting, and actions called?
Stage directions
Monologues
Props
Acts
What is the dramatic convention in which a speech is given by a character while or as if alone, literally 'talking to oneself'?
Soliloquy
Monologue
Aside
Dialogue
What is the basic sequence of events in a story called?
Plot
Theme
Setting
Character
What is the method called in which an author constructs a character by explicitly stating aspects of his/her personality and appearance or by revealing aspects of a character through their actions, thoughts, speech, other characters, etc.?
Characterization
Foreshadowing
Irony
Symbolism
What is humorous criticism or exaggeration used to accentuate another character's faults or ignorance called?
Satire
Irony
Parody
Eulogy
What is the central or universal idea of a literary work that often relates to morals and/or values and speaks to the human experience/condition called?
Theme
Plot
Setting
Characterization
What literary works are intended to be performed?
Drama
Poetry
Nonfiction
Fiction
The author's choices in writing influence the overall meaning of the text by:
Shaping the reader's interpretation and understanding.
Providing only factual information without any influence.
Ensuring the text is always neutral and unbiased.
Limiting the meaning to a single perspective.
