Drama Flashcards
The genre of the play if it is in prose form.
Genre of fiction
The genre of the play if it is in verse form.
Genre of dramatic poems
The Greek word for Drama and its meaning.
Dran, to do
It refers to the writer of a play.
Dramatist/Playwright
It is where the enactment of a play is done.
Theater
It refers to the people involved in the production of a play.
Theater artists
He wrote the 6 essential elements of drama more than 2,000 years ago.
Aristotle
6 Essential Elements of Drama
- Plot
- Theme
- Characters
- Dialogue
- Music/Rhythm
- Spectacle
It refers to the storyline of the play or the flow of events.
Plot
The message that the playwright wishes to convey.
Theme
The people or animals that are portrayed by actors.
Characters
It refers to the lines of the characters delivered verbally.
Dialogue
It refers to the actor’s voices as they speak.
Music/Rhythm
It is what is seen on stage during a performance such as set design, costumes, and special effects called visual effects.
Spectacle
3 additional elements in modern plays.
- Convention
- Genre
- Audience
The methods that writers adhere to create a play in written form.
Convention
It refers to the type of play including; musicals, comedy, tragedy, avant-garde, and historical plays
Genre
It refers to the viewers of the play.
Audience
3 major elements
- Literary Elements
- Technical Elements
- Performance Elements
6 literary elements
- Script
- Plot
- Characters
- Setting
- Dialogue
- Dramatic Devices
5 plot structure of drama
- Exposition
- Rising Action
- Climax
- Falling Action
- Resolution
5 dramatic devices
- Monologue
- Soliloquy
- Stage Whisper
- Aside
- Dramatic Irony
4 technical elements
- Scenery
- Props
- Sound
- Makeup
It refers to the events after the exposition.
Rising Action
It refers to the long speech by one character.
Monologue
A speech in which characters speak to himself/herself.
Soliloquy
It is also called a loud whisper.
Stage Whisper
It is “unheard” by actors onstage where characters speak to the audience.
Aside
It is where the audience is aware of the character’s words.
Dramatic Irony
It refers to theatrical backdrops such as backdrops and platforms.
Scenery
It refers to the objects varying from the scene.
Props
It refers to the music called musical score that emphasizes emotions, and sound effects that represent sounds in the real world.
Sound
It refers to costumes, body paint, wigs, and body accessories.
Makeup
The manner an actor does to bring the character to life.
Acting
The actor’s speaking skills such as vocal expression, enunciation, and projection.
Speaking
The gestures, facial expressions, and body movements.
Nonverbal Expressions
Who is the author of the drama or play, “The Worker”?
Walter Wykes
It is a literary composition that is either written in prose or verse form.
Drama/Play
It is used for more creative and meaningful expressions.
Dramatic Devices
