Drama 1
What genre of story is told in front of an audience?
Drama
What is conversation between or among characters?
Dialogue
What is the part of the story ends and concludes the conflict?
Resolution
What are hints found in a passage that help the reader understand the meaning of unfamiliar words?
Context Clues
What are the skills that an author uses to tell a story or create a piece of writing?
Author's Craft
What is point of highest tension?
Climax
What is main division of a drama, may be further divided into scenes?
Acts
What gives the audience the background information it needs to follow the action of the play; most will occur early on in the play?
Exposition
What is the internal or external struggle between opposing forces, ideas, or interests that create dramatic tension?
Conflict
What is a brief statement that gives an overview of characters, setting, the main points of the beginning, middle, and end, with a dash of theme?
Summary
What is the author of a play?
Playwright
What is the opponent or adversary of the main character (protagonist); provides the obstacle the protagonist tries to overcome?
Antagonist
What are the events that follow the climax of the story?
Falling Action
What is the list of the characters needed to perform the drama?
Cast or Cast of characters
What is information written into a script which tells the actors when and where to move, or describes the intent or mood of action, may also describe scenery or props?
Stage Directions
What smaller pieces make up acts?
Scene
What is a brief remark made by a character and intended to be heard by the audience but not by other characters?
Aside
What is a hint of what is to come in the story? This is often used to keep the audience in a state of expectancy.
Foreshadowing
What is a form of drama in which events lead to the downfall of the main character, often a person of great significance, like a king or hero?
Tragedy
What is the main idea or lesson in a play or story?
Theme
What is the playwright’s technique for creating believable characters?
Characterization
What is the written text of a play, contains the characters lines and stage directions?
Script
What is the reason an author writes?
Author's Purpose
What is a form of drama that has a happy ending? Humor comes from the dialogue and situations.
Comedy
What is an educated decision based on evidence given?
To infer or inference