Drama Terms

Question 1

Aside

Answer 1

When the character speaks to the audience, unheard by other characters

Question 2

Soliloquy

Answer 2

A speech that a character makes, alone on stage, and expresses their thoughts to the audience

Question 3

Monologue

Answer 3

A long speech delivered by a single character in a play or film

Question 4

Shakerpearean Sonnet

Answer 4

A 14 line poem + Couplet at the end

Question 5

iamb

Answer 5

a metrical unit consisting of two syllables where an initial unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable. For example, the words amuse (a-MUSE), portray (por-TRAY), delight (de-LIGHT), and return (re-TURN)

Question 6

iambic pentameter

Answer 6

a line of verse composed of ten syllables arranged in five metrical feet (iambs),

Question 7

Meter/Metrical Feet

Answer 7

repeated sequences of meter composed of two or more accented or unaccented syllables.

Question 8

Turn (in drama)

Answer 8

When a change in an event happens suddenly and dramitcally

Question 9

Interlude

Answer 9

A pause in something, such as a play

Question 10

Miracle Plays

Answer 10

A real or fictional account on the miracles, life, or martyrdom of a saint

Question 11

Mystery Plays

Answer 11

Based on stories from the Bible

Question 12

Morality Play

Answer 12

Allegorical plays that personified the moral value/principles and abstract ideas to teach moral lessons

Question 13

Blank Verse

Answer 13

A verse that does not contain a rhyme and it almost always uses a iambic meter

Question 14

Free Verse

Answer 14

A verse that does not contain a rhyme or have a regular vibe

Question 15

Tragedy (in drama)

Answer 15

A play or form of drama that is serious and deals with the downfall of a noble or heroic character

Question 16

Tragic Flaw

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An error of flaw in the tragic hero that leads to his/her downfall

Question 17

Comedy (in drama)

Answer 17

A play or drama that ends with a happy ending (light or humorous)

Question 18

Couplet

Answer 18

2 lines of poetry that rhyme and are usually in the same meter

Question 19

Cliche

Answer 19

A phrase or saying that is overused

Question 20

Pun

Answer 20

A joke that has a play on words

Question 21

Wit

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A form of humour that is intelligent

Question 22

Situational Irony

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When something happens that is very different from what was expected to happen in an ironic way

Question 23

Dramatic Irony

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When the audience understand something the characters do not. It could be about a characters actions or an event

Question 24

Rhetorical Devices

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Techniques or language that is used to express a message or convince an audience to do or buy something

Question 25

Repetition

Answer 25

Repeating something that has already been said

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Parallelism

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Coordinated concepts are organized in phrases, sentences, and paragraphs that balance one aspect with another

Question 27

Rhetorical Questions

Answer 27

A question that is asked for the purpose of making a point, not to receive an answer

Question 28

Stage Directions

Answer 28

A command placed into a play's script that specifies stage activities, performer moves, or production reqiuvements

Question 29

Side notes

Answer 29

A note used for reference that is written in the side margin

Question 30

Dialogue

Answer 30

A written conversation

Question 31

Archaic Language

Answer 31

Language that is used in writing that's now regarded to be outdated or old-fashioned

Question 32

Connotation

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The usage of a term to convey a different association than its original meaning

Question 33

Denotation

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The direct definition of a word as seen in a dictionary

Question 34

Theme

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The underlying meaning an author is trying to convey in a story

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Paradox

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When a statement contradicts itself

Question 36

Conceit

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Compares a opposite things using a metaphor or simile

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Hyperbole

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An exaggerated figure of speech

Question 38

Apostrophe

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When a poet addresses something or someone that is dead or absent

Question 39

Symbol

Answer 39

Something, such as a word, person, mark, location, or idea, that is used to represent something beyond the literal meaning

Question 40

Synecdoche

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A figure of speech that is used to show a part represents a whole

Question 41

Tone

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The author's attitude toward something, and it's revealed through his/her word choice

Question 42

Satire

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The use of humor, Irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to reveal and criticize people's foolishness or vices

Question 43

Allusion

Answer 43

Brief but purposeful references to a person, place, event or another work of literature