Elements, Techniques, and Literary Devices in Drama

Question 1

A piece of writing that presents through dialogue.

Answer 1

Drama

Question 2

4 elements of drama

Answer 2

1. Characters
2. Setting
3. Plot
4. Dialogue

Question 3

The people (actors) that portray roles in the play.

Answer 3

Characters

Question 4

It refers to the time and place of the story.

Answer 4

Setting

Question 5

The action that connects the sequence in the story.

Answer 5

Plot

Question 6

4 kinds of plot

Answer 6

1. Dramatic or Progressive Plot
2. Episodic Plot
3. Parallel Plot
4. Flashback

Question 7

It happens in chronological structure.

Answer 7

Dramatic or Progressive Plot

Question 8

It refers to the series of related incidents or chapter length.

Answer 8

Episodic Plot

Question 9

It has 2 or more dramatic plots linked by a character.

Answer 9

Parallel Plot

Question 10

It conveys information about events that occurred earlier.

Answer 10

Flashback

Question 11

It adds textures, energy, and excitement to the narrative.

Answer 11

Literary Devices

Question 12

Texts that gain meaning through referencing other texts.

Answer 12

Intertextuality

Question 13

7 types of intertextuality

Answer 13

1. Obligatory
2. Optional
3. Accidental
4. Citation
5. Allusion
6. Plagiarism
7. Parody

Question 14

It is where a writer invokes a comparison between 2 or more texts.

Answer 14

Obligatory

Question 15

The less impact on the significance of hypertext.

Answer 15

Optional

Question 16

It is where readers connect the text with another based on their prior knowledge.

Answer 16

Accidental

Question 17

It is where an author borrows an idea from someone else.

Answer 17

Citation

Question 18

A common form of deliberate intertextuality wherein one text is deliberately referenced to another.

Answer 18

Allusion

Question 19

It refers to the stealing of another work without proper credentials.

Answer 19

Plagiarism

Question 20

The imitation of another text to mock.

Answer 20

Parody