Text Elements
in Drama
in Drama
A long speech given by one character. It is heard only by the audience.
What is Soliloquy
To create a unique voice, a writer uses _________ - his or her word choice and style.
What is Diction
Identify the Figurative Language:
All her friends thought Carla was a walking encyclopedia of scientific knowledge.
What is Metaphor
Repeating the final sound in nearby words (the wind and sand).
What is Consonance
A question asked by the speaker for dramatic effect. No answer is expected from the audience.
What is Rhetorical Question
Use Context Clues for the italicized word:
That constant pacing to and fro, that never-ending restlessness, that incessant tread of feet wearing the rough stones smooth and glossy—is it not a wonder how the dwellers in narrows ways can bear to hear it!
What is (never-ending, uninterrupted, without end, nonstop, ongoing)
Identify the Archetype:
True love is hard to find.
What is Theme
A written or spoken exchange between two or more characters in a play.
What is Dialogue
Refers to sentences or statements that form a pattern.
What is Parraleism
Identify the Figurative Language:
The storm held the small ship in its merciless grip.
What is Personification
Descriptive language that appeals to one or more of the five senses creates a mental picture.
What is Imagery
An emotional appeal, meant to evoke a strong response in the reader or listener.
What is Pathos
Identify the verb voice:
All defective appliances are repaired by Ted.
What is Passive Voice
Identify the (Italizied) statement in this argument:
Eighth-grade students should be allowed to participate in any kind of after-school class or sport—even martial arts. Research shows martial arts builds strength and coordination. (Some people object, saying martial arts students are prone to picking fights.) However, martial arts masters teach students to practice self-control and avoid impulsive violence.
What is Counterclaim
When the audience knows more about what is happening than a character or characters do.
What is Dramatic Irony
Diction helps establish __________, or the author’s attitude toward a subject (can be positive or negative).
What is Tone
Identify the Figurative Language:
After a three-day hike and no showers, Keith wasn’t exactly as fresh as a daisy.
What is Simlie
Repeating a sound in nearby words (fly my kite)
What is Assonance
A logical appeal that is based on reason and fact
What is Logos
The way words are organized into sentences and phrases.
What is Syntax
A statement that attacks or criticizes a person’s character instead of his or her argument.
What is an Ad Hominem
A form of irony in which a reader or character expects one thing to happen, but something entirely and surprisingly different happens.
What is Situational Irony
A writer’s “sound” or the way he or she “speaks” on the page.
What is Voice
Identify the Figurative Language:
After being stuck inside all winter, going outside on the first warm day made Ty feel like an eagle soaring above the trees.
What is Symbol
Repeated use of certain words, phrases, sentences, or sounds helps emphasize ideas and makes poems more musical.
What is Repetition
An ethical appeal that is based on the speaker’s authority or expertise.
What is Ethos
A message about life that is expressed regularly in many different cultures and time periods.
What is a Universal Theme
Identify the Logical Fallacy:
If we allow this one child to bring in her dog, pretty soon all shoppers will bring in dogs, and the store will smell like a zoo.
What is Slippery Slope
Author's Purpose - Name all 3:
1. to ________, or describe a sequence of events
2. to ________, or say how or why something happened
3. to ______, or explore the deeper meaning of events
What is to Narrate, Explain, and Reflect
A rhetorical device in which two strongly contrasting words, phrases, clauses, sentences, or ideas are placed side by side, in grammatically parallel constructions. It emphasizes the ideas being contrasted.
What is Antithesis
Identify the Figurative Language:
We've all had hiccups—the involuntary contractions of the diaphragm muscle, which can be embarrassing and annoying.
What is Onomatopoeia
Read these lines from “The Bells,” by Edgar Allan Poe. What figurative language is used:
Hear the sledges with the bells—Silver bells!
What a world of merriment their melody foretells!
How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,
What is Alliteration
Which Rhetoric (Pathos, Logos, Ethos) is used in this statement:
“All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore, Socrates is mortal”
What is Logos
Name the type of Metaphor:
At last, seeing Rex pinned under a fallen branch, Molly shot toward him.
What is Implied Metaphor
Elements found in the stories of many times and cultures recur because they express universal truths or experiences (especially in fairy tales).
What is Archetypes