Drama Terms
Example Practice
Vocab in Context
The Crucible
Literary Elements
100
Acts are further broken down into
Scenes
100
The following clip is an example of what kind of speech?
Monologue
100
The man was clearly schnogertasted as he yelled and stomped around.
The word schnogertasted likely means
Upset/Angry
100
The protagonist of The Crucible is
John Proctor
100
A comparison using like or as is a
Simile
200
A speech that conveys are characters thoughts aloud is a
Soliloquy
200
When it's raining outside, and a character states-
"What a lovely day for a walk"
This is an example of
Verbal Irony
200
She spoke with bellangustity after practicing her speech so many times.
The word bellangustity likely means
Concise/Clear/Similar word
200
The author of the crucible is
Arthur Miller
200
What time of literary element is the following example:
"She was the sun"
Metaphor
300
When the audience knows something the character does not, this is
Dramatic Irony
300
What these characters are wearing is called a 
Costume
300
The dog pankywhoppered down the hall after his toy which his owner had just thrown.
The word pankywhoppered likely means
Scurried/ran/chased
300
True or False: The girls were forced by Tituba to go out into the woods to cast spells
False
300
An outside reference to a person, place, or historical event in a text is called a/an
Allusion
400
When two or more characters are speaking to one another, this is
Dialogue
400
"JOHN: [opens the door] Hello, Abigail"
The italic writing is called
Stage Directions
400
It was clear that the job was tremiserate because of the long hours and low pay.
The word tremiserate likely means
difficult/hard/taxing
400
The character foil to Elizabeth Proctor is
Abigail Williams
400
What literary element is the following example:
"The volcano screamed and spit when it erupted"
Personification
500
When the character speaks directly to the audience and no one else can hear them on stage, this is
Aside
500
The following scene from Hamilton (that we also watched in class) explains the exposition of the story. In the exposition of any story, we learn (two terms):
The main characters and the setting
500
The nurse found it hard to help the poor man who had fallen because she was small and he was quite portuberous.
The word portuberous likely means
large/big/heavy
500
When Elizabeth lied to the court and claimed that her husband John never cheated on her, this is an example of what time of irony
Situational Irony
500
An extreme exaggeration is also known as
Hyperbole