The sun smiled down on me as the warm breeze thawed my heart.
What is happy or joyful?
100
A word that describes a sound and also mimics the sound when the word is spoken
What is onomatopoeia?
100
Without this special dramatic element, actors would not know what to do...
What is Stage Directions?
100
"You do not have to answer those questions. Please omit them." The reader can infer that the word "omit" means...
What is to leave out or exclude?
200
She is like the sun so fair.
What is a simile?
200
Darkness filled the room and the candle flickered eerily.
What is scary?
200
Extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
200
True or False: Stage directions will always be in parentheses.
What is false?
200
What we call the writer of a play or drama...
What is a Playwright?
300
Clouds are ships which sail the skies.
What is a metaphor?
300
The monkey screamed at me; he got out of his car and screamed at me!
What is funny or humourous?
300
The repetition of beginning sound in at least 2 or more words.
What is alliteration?
300
Scenes in a drama show the changes in ________ over time.
What is Setting?
300
"When the man began playing with the toy train, a huge smile crept across his face. It was as if he was a child again. He played with such fervor that he lost track of time." The reader can conclude that the word "fervor" means...
What is great passion or intensity?
400
The trees were as tall as skyscrapers!
What is hyperbole?
400
Rain fell as I stared into the grey, dreary forest.
What is sad or depressing or dreadful?
400
When writers use words that appeal to the 5 senses to create mental "pictures" for the reader.
What is Imagery?
400
The three types of drama...
What is Play, Opera, and Musical?
400
"When I turned to the bully and told him that I would beat him up for picking on me, he laughed and in a sarcastic tone said, 'I'm sooo scared.'" The reader can infer that the word sarcastic means...
What is to mock or speak in an ironic tone?
500
Hey diddle diddle!
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon;
The little dog laughed
To see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.
What is Personification?
500
The day was long and hard, but I was the victor!
What is prideful, encouraging, hopeful or uplifting?
500
An expression that means something other than the literal meanings of its individual words.
What is an Idiom?
500
"Chapters" of a drama.
What is Acts?
500
When words, items, or images represent an abstract idea or meaning.