Dramatic Terms
This is a long division of a play.
What is an act?
This is the turning point of the plot, usually in the middle.
What is the climax?
This type of character has one dominant trait.
What is a static or flat character?
This is the term for two characters talking.
What is a dialogue?
This literary era took place around 1600 and was heavily influenced by the Italian Renaissance.
What is the Elizabethan era?
This is a short division in a play.
What is a scene?
This sets up the problem in a plot.
What is the inciting incident?
This type of character develops throughout the work.
What is a round or dynamic character?
This is the term for one character talking and others hear him/her.
What is a monologue?
This literary era took place during the Industrial Revolution and places a heavy emphasis on God.
What is the Victorian era?
This is where and when a literary work takes place.
What is a setting?
This leads up to the climax.
What is the rising action?
This is the main character.
What is the protagonist?
This is the term for a character giving a speech with no other characters listening.
What is a soliloquy?
This literary movement places an emphasis on heart-based decisions and loving nature.
What is romanticism?
What is a playwright?
This solves the problem of the play, and it does not always end well.
What is the resolution?
This type of character works against the main character.
What is the antagonist?
This is the introduction to the play.
What is a prologue?
This type of literature is scary, creepy, and often features old castles.
What is gothic?
This is a literary work meant to be performed in front of an audience.
What is a drama?
This occurs after the climax.
What is the falling action?
What is a tragic flaw?
This is a statement that appears to contradict itself.
What is an oxymoron?
This is a happy moment in a sad work.
What is comic relief?