Elements of Drama Flashcards
What is thoughts spoken aloud by a character when he/she is alone, or thinks he/she is alone on stage called?
Soliloquy
What is a protagonist that has a fatal flaw that will eventually lead to his/her demise called?
Tragic Hero
What is a humorous work of drama that ends happily for the major characters called?
Comedy
What is a division within a play, much like chapters within a novel called?
Act
What is a list of characters presented before the play begins called?
Cast of Characters
What is a division of an act into smaller parts called?
Scene
What is a serious work of drama in which the hero suffers catastrophic or seriously unfortunate events, that is usually because of his/her actions called?
Tragedy
What is lines that are spoken by a character directly to the audience called?
Aside
What is a line of poetry that contains 5 iambs of two syllables each called?
Iambic pentameter
What is a long speech spoken by a character to himself, another character, or to the audience called?
Monologue
What is a character who is nearly the opposite of another character; the purpose is to reveal a stark contrast between the two characters, often the protagonist and antagonist called?
Foil
What is italicized comments that identify parts of the setting or he use of props or costumes, give further information about a character, or provide background information called?
Stage Directions
What is it called when the audience knows something that the characters in the story do not know?
Dramatic Irony
What is a work of literature designed to be performed in front of an audience called?
Drama
What is a conversation between two or more characters called?
Dialogue
