Drama Terms

Question 1

Words spoken by a character to the a character to the audience

Answer 1

Aside

Question 2

Failure/death of a hero

Answer 2

Catastrophe

Question 3

Release of emotion audience of a tragedy experience

Answer 3

Catharsis

Question 4

Movement in art/literature based off Greek/Roman principles of reason/balance/order

Answer 4

Classicism

Question 5

Inserting humorous character/scene to lighten the mood

Answer 5

Comic relief

Question 6

Additional meanings a word has

Answer 6

Connotation

Question 7

Traditional aspect of a literary work

Answer 7

Convention

Question 8

Literal meaning of a word

Answer 8

Denotation

Question 9

Someone who solves the problem at the end of a story

Answer 9

Deus ex machina

Question 10

Speech given by one person

Answer 10

Monologue

Question 11

Repetition of image/idea to develop theme

Answer 11

Motif

Question 12

Comic imitation ridiculing original

Answer 12

Parody

Question 13

Aspect of writing causing pity

Answer 13

Pathos

Question 14

Movement in 19th century glorifying man nature & mysterious

Answer 14

Romanticism

Question 15

Speech revealing characters inner thoughts

Answer 15

Soliliquoy

Question 16

Organization/form of a work

Answer 16

Structure

Question 17

Grammatical structure of prose/poetry

Answer 17

Syntax

Question 18

People can reach basic truths thru intuition rather than reason

Answer 18

Transcendentalism