drama terms
grammar
figurative language
reading terms
Story elements
100
what are props
a physical object used in a play
100
proper nouns
nouns that name a special person, place or thing and begin with capital letters
100
What is a simile
compares two things, uses "like" or "as"
100
What is main idea
Tells the most important idea in a story or selection
100
What is the setting
This tells where or when the story takes place
200
major character
The main or most important character in a play.
200
What are prepositional phrases
in the house around the corner up the tree the sentences above are examples of...
200
What is an alliteration
silly sally sat on a seal
200
What is mood
Describes how the reader feels when reading a selection
200
What is the resolution
The problem in the story is solved
300
stage directions
these words are written in italics and are enclosed in parentheses. They tell the actor what to do, where to go or how to say their line
300
What is a compound subject
Joe and Lisa scored the highest on their test.
300
" I told you 583,250 times to clean your room!"
What is a hyperbole
300
What is tone
Describes how the author or speaker feels about what they wrote
300
What is the rising action
This is when things change and the conflict begins
400
act
The major section of a play
400
What are gerunds
words that end in the suffix or ending "ing"
400
What is the rhyme scheme for: Jack and Jill Went up the hill to fetch a pail of water Jack fell down And broke his crown
What is a a b c c
400
to inform to persuade to express personal ideas to entertain
What are the 4 purposes for writing (by an author)
400
climax
This is the highest emotional (happiest, saddest,serious, suspenseful) event in a story
500
the elements of drama
What are stage directions, plot, character and dialogue called?
500
what are prepositions
at, about, around, in, above, under, over
500
sound words
What is onomatopoeia
500
summarize
briefly tell or state the main idea in your own words
500
What is Falling action
This is when the conflict starts to get resolved
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