Drama Terms
Example Practice
Vocab in Context
The Crucible
Literary Elements
100

Acts are further broken down into

Scenes

100

The following clip is an example of what kind of speech?


Monologue

100

The man was clearly schnogertasted as he yelled and stomped around. 

The word schnogertasted likely means

Upset/Angry
100

The protagonist of The Crucible is

John Proctor

100

A comparison using like or as is a

Simile

200

A speech that conveys are characters thoughts aloud is a

Soliloquy

200

When it's raining outside, and a character states- 

"What a lovely day for a walk"

This is an example of

Verbal Irony

200

She spoke with bellangustity after practicing her speech so many times.

The word bellangustity likely means

Concise/Clear/Similar word

200

The author of the crucible is

Arthur Miller

200

What time of literary element is the following example:

"She was the sun"

Metaphor

300

When the audience knows something the character does not, this is

Dramatic Irony

300

What these characters are wearing is called a 

Costume

300

The dog pankywhoppered down the hall after his toy which his owner had just thrown.

The word pankywhoppered likely means

Scurried/ran/chased

300

True or False: The girls were forced by Tituba to go out into the woods to cast spells

False

300

An outside reference to a person, place, or historical event in a text is called a/an

Allusion

400

When two or more characters are speaking to one another, this is

Dialogue

400

"JOHN: [opens the door] Hello, Abigail"

The italic writing is called

Stage Directions

400

It was clear that the job was tremiserate because of the long hours and low pay.

The word tremiserate likely means

difficult/hard/taxing

400

The character foil to Elizabeth Proctor is 

Abigail Williams

400

What literary element is the following example:

"The volcano screamed and spit when it erupted" 

Personification 

500

When the character speaks directly to the audience and no one else can hear them on stage, this is

Aside

500

The following scene from Hamilton (that we also watched in class) explains the exposition of the story. In the exposition of any story, we learn (two terms):


The main characters and the setting

500

The nurse found it hard to help the poor man who had fallen because she was small and he was quite portuberous.

The word portuberous likely means

large/big/heavy

500

When Elizabeth lied to the court and claimed that her husband John never cheated on her, this is an example of what time of irony

Situational Irony
500

An extreme exaggeration is also known as

Hyperbole