Drama
Elements of Literature
Plot
Persuasive Devices
Foreign Words and Phrases
100
the instructions in a dram that tell characters how to speak their lines and what to do
What are stage directions?
100
main character in a work of fiction
What is protagonist?
100
the ending of the story when the conflict is resolved
What is the resolution?
100
makes a competitor look bad so you or your product seem favorable
What is name-calling?
100
from Latin meaning "seize the day"
What is carpe diem?
200
the words spoken by the characters in a drama or story
What is dialogue?
200
the character who opposes the main character in a work of fiction
What is antagonist?
200
the beginning of a story when the characters and setting are introduced
What is the exposition?
200
uses common, ordinary, safe, and relatable people
What is plain folks?
200
a vain or overly sensitive person who is temperamental and difficult to work with
What is prima donna?
300
dialogue spoken by an actor directly to the audience, which the other characters on stage don't hear
What is aside?
300
when an earlier moment is portrayed in a story or when a past experience is remembered
What is flashback?
300
the turning point in a plot where a character must grapple with a conflict
What is the climax?
300
urges a reader to do something because everyone else is doing it
What is bandwagon?
300
the way things currently are
What is status quo?
400
a long speech delivered by one character
What is a monologue?
400
reference to something outside the specific text
What is an allusion?
400
the bulk of the story during which the character works to resolve the problem
What is the rising action?
400
uses words with emotional charge that appeal to a reader, such as family, freedom, or patriotism
What is loaded words?
400
a social mistake that you make
What is faux pas?
500
a speech delivered by one character while he or she is alone on stage
What is soliloquy?
500
the writer gives the reader a hint, or shadow, of what will happen later in the story
What is foreshadowing?
500
the part of the plot between the climax and the resolution
What is the falling action?
500
persuades you to buy or do something for the wrong reason
What is transfer?
500
from Latin meaning "let the buyer beware"
What is a caveat emptor?
M
e
n
u