Deck One Flashcards
(24 cards)
Drama
Performed by actors for an audience. Told through characters words.
Cast
Performers
Act
Main divisions
Scene
Small parts of an act
Setting
Place and time
Dialogue
Lines spoken
Stage directions
Directions telling the characters how to speak look or act
Plot
Series of events where the characters try to solve a problem or attain a goal
Exposition
Introduces the characters setting and conflict
Rising action
Events that lead to the climax
Climax
Turning point where the conflict is the most tense
Falling action
Leads to the resolution
Resolution
How the conflict is resolved
Dialogue
Lines spoken between 2 or more people
Figures of speech
Idioms, proverbs.
POV
Characters perspective
Monologue
Speech by one character
Silioquy
Character reveals thoughts
Aside
Comments made to the audience that’s not heard by other characters
Dramatic irony
Verbal irony
Character says the opposite of what they mean
Theme
Central message
Antiquated language
Words that were used many many years ago
Mood
Atmosphere