Dram Terms Flashcards
Cast
Performers
There was a cast of light
Act
Main division
He sang
Scene
Smaller devision
The kid got hurt
Setting
Time or place
I went to my house
Dialogue
Lines spoken
I was speaking to my dad
Stage directions
Directions telling characters how to speak,act,lighting
I was speaking out loud at a concert
Plot
Acts and Scenes
The time went by slow
Exposition
Introduces characters,setting,conflict
I introduced my friend to someone else
Rising action
Events lead to the climax
This event was rainy
Climax
Turning point,conflict
My fiend was talking behind my back
Falling action
Leads to the resolution
Resolution
How the conflict is or is not delivered
There was a conflict in WWI
Idiom
Common words or proverbs
I exspesd my attitude
Adage
A proverb or a short statement
I made a short text
Point of view
Characters perspective
My point of view was diffrent than others
Monologue
Speech by one character
I was supposed to sing a duo but then had to sing a solo
Soliloquy
Character reveals his thoughts
I was mad but then revealed my thoughts out-loud
Aside
Comments made to the audience
I talked back to the ref but luckily he didn’t hear me
Dramatic irony
Audience knows
I said no but my dad said i said yes
Verbal irony
Character says the opposite of what he or she really means
Theme
Central message or idea
Antiquated
the use of words, phrases, or grammatical structures that were common in earlier periods but are no longer in widespread use
My car was antique
Drama
Performed by actors for a audience
